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BmoreCityDOT OP t1_j3j1vlf wrote

Reply to comment by iwantjoebiden in All routes are running! Limited service will resume on each route, beginning 7am, Jan 9. by BmoreCityDOT

The revised schedule is above; and is based how long a bus take to make a complete circuit.

We will be posting more updates as these frequency times get shorter and shorter until we are able to resume our regular schedule.

One of the updates we are making is a new GPS tracking system, but that won’t be fully operational for a while.

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iwantjoebiden t1_j3jcuz4 wrote

For instance, though, if I finish work at 7:15 PM, how do I know when a bus is coming? I'm a 50-min walk from home, so if the bus isn't coming for 40-60 minutes, I'd just walk. But if it lines up with the bus coming in the next 20 minutes, I'd rather wait for the bus. Knowing it comes every 40-60 minutes isn't helpful unless I somehow knew when the last one came, which is impossible to tell when I'm inside without windows.

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BmoreCityDOT OP t1_j3jo6mh wrote

Our apologies, until service is fully restored, the schedule will not be consistent. We expect to be releasing updates as more buses become available.

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Therealsoulmate4dj t1_j3luu5r wrote

Just a question, not a criticism. What was wrong with the old GPS system? IIRC it did a fine job of letting me know where the buses were on their routes.

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BmoreCityDOT OP t1_j3m0l5n wrote

It did not do a good job, unfortunately. We constantly had issues with it.

Not only that, the new system will have GFTS real-time feeds so you can see real time ETAs and bus positions on things like Google Maps

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