m ashing m etro trip planner
DESCRIPTION
m ashing m etro Trip Planner. A Tool for Decentralized Cities Helping Tourists Navigate the 21 st century American City Today’s Demo: Los Angeles A city victim to sprawl No clear “downtown” Difficult to navigate. Aims. Easy to Use User friendly Geared for users who like to be guided - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
mashing metro Trip Planner
A Tool for Decentralized CitiesHelping Tourists Navigate the 21st century American City
Today’s Demo: Los Angeles A city victim to sprawl No clear “downtown” Difficult to navigate
Aims Easy to Use
User friendly Geared for users who like to be guided
Controlled ExperienceSite design inspires little exploration outside of
given frameBy focusing on “neighborhoods”, cities are able
to hide unpopular areas Give the simple tools needed to plan a great visit
Not overwhelm users with too many options
Starting Point: Union Station
The Gateway to Los Angeles for Public Transit Users
Transit hub located in Downtown, Los Angeles. A connection point for: National rail service: Amtrak Regional rail service: Metrolink Local rail service: Metro Regional and local bus service: various companies
Starting Point: Union Station
Trip planner simplifies Los Angeles Focuses on compact pedestrian friendly neighborhoods Provides only direct routes to destination
No transfers, no room for mistakes! Focuses on only five transit routes
All express routes: three rail lines and two rapid buses
Design Simple User face Split Maps Various Tabs
How to UseStep 1: Select Neighborhood
Two inputsNeighborhood
○ List of 10 NeighborhoodsCategory of Interest
○ Implementation of Yelp! API○ Categories
Arts and EntertainmentFood: Restaurant, Coffee Shop, BarsShoppingHotels
How to UseStep 1: Select Neighborhood
Clicking “Get Directions” Top Pane: Yellow Bus Icon Appears Bottom Pane:
Zooms to selected neighborhoodBus Stops Yelp! Recommendations
○ Clicking on icon provides more information and link to review
How to UseStep 2: Where do I board?
More information given about top pane Transit Stop Name (Intersection) Given Bus Users Prompted to Click Transit Icon
Generates Street View of bus stopUser can navigate street within street view box.
How to Use Step 3: Which Metro Line Should I Take?
User given bus line and route
How to UseStep 4: Where do I exit? User given name of stop to get off Bus Users: prompted to click on desired exit point and
given street view in left pane
How to UseStep 5: Neighborhood CharacteristicsRetail characteristics provided in pie chart.Categories: Electronics/Appliances Clothing Food and Beverages Health and Personal Sporting and Hobby
Activate zip code layer Click within bounds of any zip code to get retail character
Additional Features
Tabs: Help Section Question/Comments Mashing Metro Profile
Demo
http://www.yohman.com/students/danwu/home.html