m ashing m etro Trip Planner

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