STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo.—No more standing in the cold or rain wondering where your bus is.
This fall, Steamboat Springs plans to install GPS trackers in all 20 buses in the city’s transit fleet. The trackers will show the real-time locations of the vehicles to dispatchers and riders via computers and smartphones.
Transit Director Jonathan Flint tells the Steamboat Pilot & Today () the technology will be especially useful in the winter because people waiting in the cold will be able to see how long their bus is delayed and plan accordingly.
The city has allocated about $82,000 for the tracking project, with about $65,000 of that funding coming from state grants generated from increased state vehicle registration fees.
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Information from: Steamboat Pilot & Today,
