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  1. @joulespersecond @WhichBus probably because I'm not maintaining that piece anymore. 9:47 AM May 15th via Twitter for Android in reply to joulespersecond
  2. @VeloBusDriver yep, still working for the transit team. Glad to hear you found it useful! 5:43 PM May 10th via web in reply to VeloBusDriver
  3. @kmoondawg @anowheels Moolisa thought you should see this: anyclip.com/movies/an-amer… 2:47 PM Apr 14th via web in reply to kmoondawg
  4. @ColinFrei also check out APIs from NYC MTA bustime.mta.info/wiki/Developer…, Chicago CTA transitchicago.com/developers/bus…, Portland TriMet developer.trimet.org/ws_docs/ 4:11 AM Mar 31st via web in reply to ColinFrei
  5. @ColinFrei you might look at the OneBusAway API: developer.onebusaway.org/modules/onebus… - powered by GTFS and GTFS-realtime on the backend 4:07 AM Mar 31st via web in reply to ColinFrei
  6. @ColinFrei GTFS and GTFS-realtime are definitely more useful at low-level data transfer specs that power a high level API 4:06 AM Mar 31st via web in reply to ColinFrei
  7. @ColinFrei it was sleeping in and lazy breakfast for me this morning. However, I'm happy to talk about GTFS and GTFS-realtime at any time. 3:57 AM Mar 31st via web in reply to ColinFrei
  8. Are you a transit nerd like me? Going to be at SXSWi? Come check out our panel on rider communication next Monday: schedule.sxsw.com/2012/events/ev… 1:57 PM Mar 6th via web
  9. Part Four: GTFS-realtime and high-level vs low-level APIs: plus.google.com/b/116552831948… 7:40 AM Mar 5th via web
  10. Part 3: Working with GTFS-realtime vehicle positions: plus.google.com/b/116552831948… 11:34 PM Feb 28th via web
  11. Part 2: Working with GTFS-realtime trip updates: plus.google.com/b/116552831948… 11:49 PM Feb 27th via web
  12. Working with GTFS-realtime service alert data - a tutorial: plus.google.com/b/116552831948… 11:09 PM Feb 26th via web
  13. @scilib also check out more GTFS-realtime and SIRI tools from the @onebusaway project: code.google.com/p/onebusaway/w… 1:16 PM Feb 1st via web in reply to scilib
  14. @scilib there are tools to go from SIRI => GTFS-realtime: developer.onebusaway.org/modules/onebus… 1:15 PM Feb 1st via web in reply to scilib
  15. TransportationCampDC recap: plus.google.com/11655283194852… #transpo 12:04 PM Jan 22nd via web
  16. btw I tend to share transit-specific posts at my G+ page since not everything fits in 140 chars plus.google.com/11655283194852… #transpo 6:19 AM Jan 21st via web
  17. Psyched for TranspoCamp DC this morning. I already ran into some fellow #transpo nerds at the Starbucks a block N of the site. Come say hi! 5:25 AM Jan 21st via Twitter for Android from Washington, DC  
  18. I'm excited to be headed to DC this weekend for @TranspoCamp - I'm looking forward to lots of nerdy transit-hacking discussions #transpo 11:13 PM Jan 17th via web
  19. For all you transit hackers: Looking for documentation on GTFS and GTFS-realtime? There's a new URL for that! developers.google.com/transit/ 10:39 PM Jan 17th via web
  20. @songchilde I pretty much gave up on Twitter. I don't find it all that useful any more. I'm all in on G+ but feel free to be skeptical. 9:47 AM Jan 7th via web in reply to songchilde