Tiramisu
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About Tiramisu
The Tiramisu app aims to empower transit riders to improve their public transit service with a focus on improving the transit experience for riders with visual or mobility impairments.
From the Nearby Tab, you can:
- view nearby stops on a map
- view arrival times
- share observations vehicles fullness
- share a location trace to help create real-time arrival information
- share thoughts about your current trip
- create a favorite stop to see arrival information about
From the Notes Tab, you can:
- share thoughts about different routes or stops
- send messages to the transit service or to the Tiramisu team
- comment and rate the notes other users have shared
All users can read the notes, but you must create an account in order to send a note.
From the Profile Tab, you can:
- create an account in order to send notes
- edit your personal information
- see how much you have used the app
- view and manage all notes and comment you have shared
From the Setting Tab, you can:
- update the region and transit agency you want information for
- view a tutorial on how to use the app
Thanks to all of our users who provided feedback in advance of the major Fall 2015 release. The redesign includes many requested features and fixes:
UPDATED USER INTERFACE
We’ve updated every page and redesigned the flow of the entire app. Most of our users are regular commuters so we’ve focused on what people requested for their daily travel.
RIDER NOTES
Riders can share notes with each other about their trip, about individual stops, and about individual routes. You can also rate Notes and add your own Note in a discussion thread.
USER ACCOUNTS
You can still use Tiramisu without creating an account, but you must create one to add Notes. Accounts also allow you to access your Notes and personal statistics if you change or reset your phone. You will see a new Informed Consent and Privacy Policy page after updating. This is because we collect your email address during account creation for password recovery.
IMPROVED TRIP INFORMATION
Vehicle head sign information is expanded, which is especially important in some cities. Stops that have a majority of inbound or outbound routes now show “In” or “Out” in their titles.
RELIABILITY AND FASTER LOAD TIMES
We’ve made a lot of improvements in how data is loaded from the servers.
BETTER HANDLING OF COMMUNICATION ERRORS
Communication errors should be less frequent and when they happen, we now provide better information on why. If emailing us, please tell us the pop-up information so we can find the problem quicker.
IMPROVED ACCESSIBILITY
We’ve fixed a lot of accessibility bugs, changed some interactions to be easier, and improved support for TalkBack screenreader users. Nearby can be set to a list of stops or the map view. Color contrast has been adjusted slightly to help people with dyslexia.
LOWER AGE REQUIREMENT
The app is now usable by riders 13 and up. We have worked with our ethical review committee to support use by younger riders. This is also part of the new Informed Consent and Privacy Policy.
FINALLY
Major changes have been made in almost every part of the code. A lot of the work is done by students working part-time during classes and over summers. This takes longer than using a team of full-time programmers but it provides great experience for the students. We’d like to thank the team for making this release a reality. We’d also like to thank our dedicated users who stuck with us during this process.
The application currently supports the Port Authority of Allegheny County (the transit agency for Pittsburgh, PA), New York MTA buses, and Syracuse. More are on the way.
This application is associated with research at the RERC on Accessible Public Transportation (http://www.rercapt.org) at Carnegie Mellon University. If you have questions about the research, contact: astein+tiramisu@cs.cmu.edu. Please submit suggestions on improvements through the app store or to tiramisu.transit@gmail.com
From the Nearby Tab, you can:
- view nearby stops on a map
- view arrival times
- share observations vehicles fullness
- share a location trace to help create real-time arrival information
- share thoughts about your current trip
- create a favorite stop to see arrival information about
From the Notes Tab, you can:
- share thoughts about different routes or stops
- send messages to the transit service or to the Tiramisu team
- comment and rate the notes other users have shared
All users can read the notes, but you must create an account in order to send a note.
From the Profile Tab, you can:
- create an account in order to send notes
- edit your personal information
- see how much you have used the app
- view and manage all notes and comment you have shared
From the Setting Tab, you can:
- update the region and transit agency you want information for
- view a tutorial on how to use the app
Thanks to all of our users who provided feedback in advance of the major Fall 2015 release. The redesign includes many requested features and fixes:
UPDATED USER INTERFACE
We’ve updated every page and redesigned the flow of the entire app. Most of our users are regular commuters so we’ve focused on what people requested for their daily travel.
RIDER NOTES
Riders can share notes with each other about their trip, about individual stops, and about individual routes. You can also rate Notes and add your own Note in a discussion thread.
USER ACCOUNTS
You can still use Tiramisu without creating an account, but you must create one to add Notes. Accounts also allow you to access your Notes and personal statistics if you change or reset your phone. You will see a new Informed Consent and Privacy Policy page after updating. This is because we collect your email address during account creation for password recovery.
IMPROVED TRIP INFORMATION
Vehicle head sign information is expanded, which is especially important in some cities. Stops that have a majority of inbound or outbound routes now show “In” or “Out” in their titles.
RELIABILITY AND FASTER LOAD TIMES
We’ve made a lot of improvements in how data is loaded from the servers.
BETTER HANDLING OF COMMUNICATION ERRORS
Communication errors should be less frequent and when they happen, we now provide better information on why. If emailing us, please tell us the pop-up information so we can find the problem quicker.
IMPROVED ACCESSIBILITY
We’ve fixed a lot of accessibility bugs, changed some interactions to be easier, and improved support for TalkBack screenreader users. Nearby can be set to a list of stops or the map view. Color contrast has been adjusted slightly to help people with dyslexia.
LOWER AGE REQUIREMENT
The app is now usable by riders 13 and up. We have worked with our ethical review committee to support use by younger riders. This is also part of the new Informed Consent and Privacy Policy.
FINALLY
Major changes have been made in almost every part of the code. A lot of the work is done by students working part-time during classes and over summers. This takes longer than using a team of full-time programmers but it provides great experience for the students. We’d like to thank the team for making this release a reality. We’d also like to thank our dedicated users who stuck with us during this process.
The application currently supports the Port Authority of Allegheny County (the transit agency for Pittsburgh, PA), New York MTA buses, and Syracuse. More are on the way.
This application is associated with research at the RERC on Accessible Public Transportation (http://www.rercapt.org) at Carnegie Mellon University. If you have questions about the research, contact: astein+tiramisu@cs.cmu.edu. Please submit suggestions on improvements through the app store or to tiramisu.transit@gmail.com
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App History & Updates
What's Changed
Bug fixes.
Bug fixes.
Version update Tiramisu was updated to version 2.1.2
Version update Tiramisu was updated to version 1.4.12
Version update Tiramisu was updated to version 1.4.11
More downloads Tiramisu reached 10 000 - 50 000 downloads
What are users saying about Tiramisu
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WORST APP EVER BRING BACK THE OLD VERSION THIS ONE SUCKS KEEPS SAYING I AM DOWNTOWN AND I AM NOT ! REALLY MAD ABOUT THIS I USE THE BUS DAILY AND MY PHONE BROKE HAD TO RE-DOWNLOAD EVERYTHING AND THIS APP IS NOT WORKING WANT THE OLD ONE BACK !!!
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Today me and my husband couldn't get the times for buses. We could find our stop but wouldn't load the times for nothing. FIX IT!
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Location is very inaccurate and it takes way too long to load.
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It shows stops on my route but not the bus im sitting in. Bummer. Could be a cool app if had more accurate data and just had more....
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I'm sitting in my house next to 3 bus stops and it says nothing nearby.
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No matter where I am, the app always says that the nearest buses are in Brooklyn, even though the map view displays exactly where I am. Uninstalling
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Busing
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I've only taken a cursory look at the new update, but I am loving it so far. The UI looks sleeker, the navigation is easier, and the new feature of being able to see a stop or map view is something I'm very happy about. I'm hoping the base functionality is even improved.
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The update doesn't say if it's inbound of outbound how am I supposed to know which bus is which one bus goes one place another goes another place depending on in or out bound please go back this up date sucks really bad it was the best one now it's the worse one
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It quipping freezing
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Freezes on load
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The "geniuses" at CMU break this app during peak service hours at the end of June, right before rush hour on the week of July 4th. Nearly a month later and the app is still NOT functional. It might work for a few hours on a single day, then be broke the rest of the week. For Port Authority riders, use Google Maps and the "Bus PGH" app instead of this piece-of-garbage-app the devs care nothing about. Shame on the developers of this app for taking a great useful app and breaking it with no intent to fix it
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As of today when I tried to use it to find out my schedule it said no agency bus for at least 60mins. This is ridiculous, the bus company barely ever puts out paper schedules let alone trying to pull the site up on a phone. Fix the issue and I'll redo my review!
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There are no stops listed at all please fix ASAP!!!
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A 43 and a 51 over in Lawrenceville? Go home Tiramisu, you're drunk! The only bus that stops here, at this stop is the 91.
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Great
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Please update so we can click on if the bus is late or didnt show up!
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When it works, this is THE best app to use when catching a bus. Other apps only show half hour blocks, while Tiramisu can at times lists times for the next hour plus. This app is also the friendliest in terms of identifying if a stop is inbound our outbound. The only thing lacking in this app is a VISUALIZATION of the real time tracking of busses, other apps do that better.
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Been a life saver. Giving real time is a blessing
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It will often list stops that technically aren't there anymore, and not list stops that have moved. Other than that, it's perfect. Just need more people to use it.
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Stopped working completely about 3 days ago.
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Let's use this!!
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it is a good idea and this app works exactly as it's supposed to do. but i think port authority should do this instead of us.
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If you ride Port Authority in Pittsburgh. I use it every day, it's handy for looking up bus times and I contribute to the crowdsourcing. More people need to get involved to make this app better.
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...when more people use it.I use it every day. in the worst case scenario (no tiramisu fellows on the bus) the app gives me the bus schedule - still helpful. I wish the T was also covered... And if the CMU study can convince Port Authority to get GPS trackers on the buses that would be wonderful. :)
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I use the app daily and it helps me get to and from where I need to go.
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...I never got to use it as the app always gets stuck trying to find my location. Too bad since I ride the bus daily. Uninstalled.
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I have been using this app for a while now and this is a time saver for people who use the Pittsburgh Port Authority Buses. Its accurate and the favorite function lets you check the bus times easily and.quickly.
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Use it everyday!
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Used to be good, but now with u being locked out if u dont record the app sucks. It was a good idea, but not enought people use it, so its better as a lookup apo then anything else. It would also be nice to have accirate stop and time info too.
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Has never failed me once yet. Unlike pat transits web site. This is for shure a keeper.
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This app used to be great. Now, if I don't record my trip, times are blocked. Thanks for ruining my night out (and ride home). Guess what? I don't need tiramisu. App deleted.
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If more people used this it would be even better.
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Need to add north shore T stops
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Love the app, just wish more people used it so the crowd-sourced accuracy was better. Crashes some on my Droid Incredible w/ CM7
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By far the best app I use on my phone. Recommend to everyone!
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Please update so we can click on if the bus is late or didnt show up!
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Love this app very helpful for people like me who do not have a vehicle
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First, nobody really uses it. So what you end up with is something worse than Google maps, since it's just going by the schedule. But beyond that, the app itself is clunky. Even when my sole goal is to help others (since I rarely get any value out of it), the app itself punishes me by its lack of polish. If I'm standing too close to a bus stop, I can't select it, presumably because my icon is there. And it often makes me reselect the bus I already did. Plus choosing the destination is annoying.
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Tried to require advanced location services. Use GPS, not wifi If I wanted the others I would turn them on. Skips some stops, constantly crashing