The app tells users where they should stand on the subway platform in order to be in the best position to get to the exit nearest their final destination or transfer. What it does: New Yorkers are efficient and neurotic, if nothing else, and the Exit Strategy subway app harnesses the power of both personality quirks. AP Photo/Mark Lennihan.Īvailable for: iPhone, but simplified versions are available for Blackberry, Android and Kindle New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg works on his iPad while waiting for a subway, Wednesday, Jin New York City. The app also includes a trip planner for drivers and public transportation riders, which works similarly to Google Maps’ directions. Users can get updated information about road, transit conditions and weather conditions and view live feeds of roads all over New York. What it does: Launched in 2010 and updated multiple times since, the 511 app features a variety of functions based on an array of transit from all over New York State. It adds another level of user experience by crowdsourcing updates about travel conditions by other users.Īvailable for: iPhone, Blackberry and Android The app mixes together schedules, service alerts and delays for the subways, MetroNorth, LIRR, New Jersey Transit, PATH, ferries, roads and bridges. What it does: Roadify won the city’s second BigApps competition in 2011. Image courtesy of Īvailable for: iPhone, iPod touch and iPad The interface of the Roadify app shows the wide variety of transit options available to users.

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