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public transit ops — headway alerts and detour publishing

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?"
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