mashing metro Trip Planner A Tool for Decentralized Cities
Helping Tourists Navigate the 21 st century American City Todays
Demo: Los Angeles A city victim to sprawl No clear downtown
Difficult to navigate
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Aims Easy to Use User friendly Geared for users who like to be
guided Controlled Experience Site design inspires little
exploration outside of given frame By 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
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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
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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
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Design Simple User face Split Maps Various Tabs
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How to Use Step 1: Select Neighborhood Two inputs Neighborhood
List of 10 Neighborhoods Category of Interest Implementation of
Yelp! API Categories Arts and Entertainment Food: Restaurant,
Coffee Shop, Bars Shopping Hotels
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How to Use Step 1: Select Neighborhood Clicking Get Directions
Top Pane: Yellow Bus Icon Appears Bottom Pane: Zooms to selected
neighborhood Bus Stops Yelp! Recommendations Clicking on icon
provides more information and link to review
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How to Use Step 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 stop
User can navigate street within street view box.
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How to Use Step 3: Which Metro Line Should I Take? User given
bus line and route
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How to Use Step 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
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How to Use Step 5: Neighborhood Characteristics Retail
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
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Additional Features Tabs: Help Section Question/Comments
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