Elevator pitch Real-time headway monitoring and automated detour alerts for transit operators and commuters.
Industry Public Transportation Operations & Passenger Communication
Problem
- Transit agencies lack unified real-time headway visibility across routes.
- Detour information reaches passengers too late or through fragmented channels.
Solution
- Centralized dashboard aggregating live headway data from all routes.
- Automated detour publishing to multiple channels (SMS, app, web) instantly.
Tools
headway-analyzer: Ingests GPS/schedule data, calculates current headways and deviations.detour-publisher: Formats and distributes detour alerts across SMS, push, web feeds.route-monitor: Tracks service disruptions and flags excessive headway gaps.passenger-notifier: Segments alerts by affected routes and user preferences.
Widgets
/dashboard: Live headway heatmap, route status, detour queue management./alerts: Public detour feed with affected stops, alternate routes, ETA impacts.
Conversation starters
- "How do we automatically detect when headways exceed service standards?"
- "What's the fastest way to notify 50,000 commuters about a major detour?"