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I think you may misunderstand. The bus company provides live information. This is not a schedule, so cannot be downloaded ahead of time.

kevmo314 9y ago
What if I just want the schedule though? It's not unusual that I'm underground (perhaps getting off a subway train) and don't have connection.
- dumbmatter 9y ago
  Some buses don't have schedules, just an estimated frequency. Or some have schedules but don't stick to them with any reliability.
  - kevmo314 9y ago
    Not providing schedules because some buses don't have them seems like throwing the baby out with the bathwater.
    - true_religion 9y ago
      The bus schedule is available on the bus company website. The only thing that app gives over that is what the schedule is now.
    - boondaburrah 9y ago
      You clearly haven't ridden the buses in Boston.
- mbrameld 9y ago
  Then download the schedule from the web site?
  - kevmo314 9y ago
    So... like a PWA?
- boondaburrah 9y ago
  There should be paper schedules available in the station.
- _Tev 9y ago
  The online search takes into account all short term schedule modifications. Considering how many such changes occur on almost daily basis, you would be quickly complaining about data usage from all those schedule updates. Or you would frequently get wrong route. Either way, a lot of complexity / resources spent on something trivially solved by the original solution (webpage).
drewda 9y ago
Many public transit agencies provide both static and real-time data. - static data often is sharing using the "GTFS" specification, which includes stop locations, route geometries, scheduled trips, etc. See http://gtfs.org/ http://gtfs.org/ - real-time data is shared using a variety of specifications, and typically includes vehicle locations, service alerts, and other notifications from the agency The static kind of data can certainly be cached for local use. Try browsing and downloading some from the Transitland open transit data platform and its API: https://transit.land https://transit.land

kevmo314 9y ago

What if I just want the schedule though? It's not unusual that I'm underground (perhaps getting off a subway train) and don't have connection.

dumbmatter 9y ago
Some buses don't have schedules, just an estimated frequency. Or some have schedules but don't stick to them with any reliability.
- kevmo314 9y ago
  Not providing schedules because some buses don't have them seems like throwing the baby out with the bathwater.
  - true_religion 9y ago
    The bus schedule is available on the bus company website. The only thing that app gives over that is what the schedule is now.
  - boondaburrah 9y ago
    You clearly haven't ridden the buses in Boston.
mbrameld 9y ago
Then download the schedule from the web site?
- kevmo314 9y ago
  So... like a PWA?
boondaburrah 9y ago
There should be paper schedules available in the station.
_Tev 9y ago
The online search takes into account all short term schedule modifications. Considering how many such changes occur on almost daily basis, you would be quickly complaining about data usage from all those schedule updates. Or you would frequently get wrong route. Either way, a lot of complexity / resources spent on something trivially solved by the original solution (webpage).

drewda 9y ago

Many public transit agencies provide both static and real-time data. - static data often is sharing using the "GTFS" specification, which includes stop locations, route geometries, scheduled trips, etc. See http://gtfs.org/ http://gtfs.org/ - real-time data is shared using a variety of specifications, and typically includes vehicle locations, service alerts, and other notifications from the agency The static kind of data can certainly be cached for local use. Try browsing and downloading some from the Transitland open transit data platform and its API: https://transit.land https://transit.land