SFist: Now, Submitting to Government Monitoring of Your Transit Choices is Easier Than Ever!

guest

Wed, 25 Jul 2007 07:52:24 -0800

As an NYC resident who was recently visiting SF, I found 511.org to be very useful when planning trips around town, espcically since I could access it from my mobile device as well.

wsanders

Tue, 24 Jul 2007 11:39:23 -0800

511.org? Useless for me, but I'm BART-centric. www.bart.org itself has an RSS/XML feed of real-time information (finally!). It's buried somewhere on the site. London Transport has had "Oyster" smart cards for years. Get with the 21st century, people. For this to really work they need to make it part of the Commuter Check program and offer an additional discount. Until then, why bother with a smart card? My employer's benefit company mails me an envelope full of blue cards every month. So 1999.

J

Tue, 24 Jul 2007 07:44:54 -0800

I use 511 every day to check traffic in the afternoons. It's usually pretty good at telling me if I need to get the hell out of work in a hurry or if I can lolligag around for a few minutes. It's not always perfect, but better than the radio traffic reports.

mattymatt

Mon, 23 Jul 2007 21:55:05 -0800

#4: What is it that you use 511 for? #5: The screen on the turnstile tells you how much has been debited as you walk through.

eugene

Mon, 23 Jul 2007 20:39:40 -0800

Does the web site allow you to see how much money did it deduct for individual trips? I am not comfortable trusting them to charge the balance to my credit card without letting me verify how they came up with that balance.

guest

Mon, 23 Jul 2007 20:25:49 -0800

I use 511.org every day - but if there's a better alternative I'm perfectly willing to jump ship. Could somebody share a linky to what I should use instead?

Akit

Mon, 23 Jul 2007 16:32:10 -0800

I'm still confused of why BART started the EZ-rider program in the first place, especially that the program would more than likely die in less than a couple of years. Once Translink gets into BART, what a waste of BART funds to operate EZ-Rider.

guest

Mon, 23 Jul 2007 15:22:36 -0800

Let's take a straw poll. How many readers find 511.org more useful than sfist.com?

guest

Mon, 23 Jul 2007 14:55:37 -0800

2017. You've got time to use the ezrider card.