PDX Bus, MAX, Streetcar & WES 4+
Portland Transit arrival times
Teleportaloo
Designed for iPad
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- Free
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Description
PDX Bus is an award winning application that displays arrival times for public transport in Portland, Oregon.
** PDX Bus won Best in Show at the CivicApps.org awards **
This app uses the Internet to quickly access TriMet's live tracking data to display arrival times perfectly formatted for the iPhone. It allows you to bookmark frequently used stops, displays recently accessed stops, and gives details for arrivals which are en-route.
You can enter the stop "id" of the stop (as displayed at each stop or station) or you can browse the routes for the stop.
Feature includes:
- Interactive rail maps, showing the MAX, WES and Streetcar stops.
- Embedded maps, showing locations of stops, and when available, the last known position of the bus or train.
- Use GPS to locate nearby stops or rail stations.
- Browse routes and stops, show an entire route on the map.
- Links to TriMet route information.
- Displays Rider Alerts, and Detours.
- A "Nighttime visibility flasher" - a flashing screen that can be used at night so that drivers can see you. TriMet suggests holding up a cell phone to make yourself visible to bus drivers.
-Trip Planning - now you can use the same trip planning feature that is available on TriMet's web site.
- Specially formatted text to work with the iPhone 3GS VoiceOver accessibility feature to speak arrivals.
- QR code reader to read codes at bus stops and stations
Route and arrival data provided by permission of TriMet.
Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
Note: this free application was developed as a volunteer effort to provide a service for TriMet riders, the developer has no affiliation with TriMet, or Apple. Suggestions and feedback are welcome.
What’s New
Version 11.4.2
11.4.2 (January 2022)
- Updated NextBus feed (for streetcar locations) - company was purchased by Umo.
- Added new Streetcar Map, added transfer information to station screens, and modified station names in South Portland.
- Fixed issues around Aerial Tram and its alerts.
- Watch app: As Apple has removed the context menus, the buttons on that menu have been moved to the main screens.
- Watch app: Siri features from the phone app are now supported on the watch.
- Fixed issues with the background downloading of route lines to display on maps.
- Removed support for iOS 11 (iOS 12 was supported on all iOS 11 devices).
- Fixed rounding error for metric distances.
- Fixed issue when there was a # character in a detour, this is assumed to be a Stop ID now.
- Fixed issues with alarms and showing details for WES arrivals at Hall/Nimbus or Tualatin WES Stations.
- Checked all internal web links. Fixed a few! (This check has been automated).
- Added system-wide alerts to Siri; fixed some issues with shortcuts (Siri would sometimes unexpectedly say the results).
- Fixed some dark gray text in dark mode.
- Refactored network access and caching.
- Added Celebration bus information
- Tweaked fonts - now all use monospaced numbers as things align better.
- Updated for iOS 15.
- A long press on detours and other text will allow it to be selected - this allows the user to translate, copy or share the text.
- Detailed arrivals include a new action to plan a trip starting from just after the arrival. (As requeted by a user!).
- Added a link to "Buy Me a Coffee" for tips. No obligation, no additional features, just a way to say thanks.
Ratings and Reviews
Has everything I need!
As a daily TriMet commuter, I rely heavily on this app. The features are easy to access once you learn your way around, and the data is completely reliable. Can’t believe the developer created this for free; it’s brilliant! Unfortunately I haven’t been able to use it for a few weeks, and have been trying to reach the developer for help. Just bought a new iPhone 11 thinking the problem was my old phone, but still can’t get the app to work. The TriMet website is horrible to use (they don’t even have an app for tracking/trip planner) and I can’t wait to be able to use this is a app again. The other available TriMet apps are disappointing, too - don’t bother!
Developer Response ,
Unfortunately it is hard to do customer support via the review process. It seems like a connectivity issue specific to your device, as I am not aware of a wider issue. I can try to look into it if you contact me with more info. Thanks!
A must-have app for regular Trimet riders
I’ve been using this app for over 10 years, and while there may be glitches from time to time (like there is with every other app I’ve ever used), it has been one of my most used and needed apps. For some reason I’m not aware of, Trimet has not developed their own app. For a city that relies so heavily on public transit this seems ridiculous to me so I very much appreciate that the developer has created and maintained this app for so long as a volunteer. I find the current Trimet website to be annoying to navigate except for looking up the standard schedules. Also, the majority of the low ratings on here either make no sense to me (the app is perfectly easy to navigate if you’re at all iPhone literate), or it’s clear people did not read the details about the app and want to complain about Trimet. To those people, take the time to read before you post an inaccurate review—this is a free service generated from Trimet’s online data and the app is not responsible for your complaints about Trimet. Kudos to the developer for doing this for so long and helping many Trimet riders.
Great features but...
I love PDX bus. I've been using it for almost 5 years, it's amazing! Although I like these, it is lacking just one or two features I want. Although it includes the trip ID (or block), it does not include vehicle numbers, which would seem like a easy feature to implement, would help me out so much!! I like seeing what vehicle type I ride, because they all are slightly different)
I hope that your able to implement it (because the current way to access vehicle numbers are very hard to find), but again, very easy to implement. Thanks!
Developer Response ,
I added this feature in version 11.0, released last week! :-) the app now uses the new data feed from TriMet which has this data.
App Privacy
The developer, Teleportaloo, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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Information
- Seller
- Andrew Wallace
- Size
- 11.5 MB
- Category
- Travel
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 12.0 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 12.0 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 12.0 or later.
- Mac
- Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
- Languages
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English
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Location
- This app may use your location even when it isn’t open, which can decrease battery life.
- Copyright
- © 2008-2018 A R Wallace
- Price
- Free