Help me with a research assignment (survey on bus apps)

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Help me with a research assignment (survey on bus apps) - Grum - 02-25-2024

Heya

I am currently taking a UI/UX class and my current project is to create a bus app. Part of this assignment is to make a presentation about interviewing people on their thoughts on different bus apps. Unfortunately, I am not allowed to interview anyone on campus and the bus isn't commonly used where I live so I am having a lot of trouble finding people to interview.

I was wondering if anyone would be interested in answering a few questions regarding the bus app that they use.

Survey Link Here

Feel free to be as descriptive or short as you like and every question is completely optional.

Any help would be appreciated, thanks .-.

RE: Help me with a research assignment (survey on bus apps) - spidey - 02-25-2024

Hi @Grum , I have taken the bus once in the last 10 years. When I did I just used Google and my local transit website to plan my route.

I would be happy to take the survey but I am not sure if I will be much help.

RE: Help me with a research assignment (survey on bus apps) - Grum - 02-25-2024

02-25-2024, 06:38 PMspidey Wrote: Hi @Grum , I have taken the bus once in the last 10 years. When I did I just used Google and my local transit website to plan my route.

I would be happy to take the survey but I am not sure if I will be much help.

Heya

Honestly, its better than nothing! I’m gonna use a lot of these responses to help tailor my app design anything can be of use.

RE: Help me with a research assignment (survey on bus apps) - Reno - 02-25-2024

filled it out, hopefully its of some use

RE: Help me with a research assignment (survey on bus apps) - hhh81 - 02-25-2024

Oh something i have a LOT of feelings about. I LOVE public transit

RE: Help me with a research assignment (survey on bus apps) - PapaSorin - 02-25-2024

02-25-2024, 08:48 PMhhh81 Wrote: Oh something i have a LOT of feelings about. I LOVE public transit

I can FEEL the sarcasm.

RE: Help me with a research assignment (survey on bus apps) - Carpy48 - 02-26-2024

Does it have to be a bus-specific app? I have one that I like and it covers different ways of public transportation, but I mostly like it for subway or local trains. I rarely use the bus if I can take a subway or tram instead.

RE: Help me with a research assignment (survey on bus apps) - Grum - 02-26-2024

02-26-2024, 02:19 AMCarpy48 Wrote: Does it have to be a bus-specific app? I have one that I like and it covers different ways of public transportation, but I mostly like it for subway or local trains. I rarely use the bus if I can take a subway or tram instead.

I would say it works for this. Since I am creating an interface, having insight on what commuters value most is what I’m mostly interested in. If it’s all in one app I can’t imagine the functionality differs too much either.

RE: Help me with a research assignment (survey on bus apps) - hhh81 - 02-26-2024

02-25-2024, 11:13 PMPapaSorin Wrote: I can FEEL the sarcasm.

And you would be very, very wrong.

I genuinely and unambiguously love public transit. I think one of the great crimes against our society and our well-being in the US is the choices our predecessors made to prioritize space for cars to the detriment of walkable cities and human community. If I were to run for public office (which will not happen at this point) my #1 goal would be expanding and reinforcing high speed rail infrastructure coast to coast.

RE: Help me with a research assignment (survey on bus apps) - Carpy48 - 02-26-2024

02-26-2024, 03:59 AMGrum Wrote: I would say it works for this. Since I am creating an interface, having insight on what commuters value most is what I’m mostly interested in. If it’s all in one app I can’t imagine the functionality differs too much either.

Filled it out for you now.

RE: Help me with a research assignment (survey on bus apps) - Grum - 02-26-2024

Thank you to everyone who has filled out the survey : ) All the responses have been very helpful

RE: Help me with a research assignment (survey on bus apps) - PapaSorin - 02-26-2024

02-26-2024, 08:14 AMhhh81 Wrote: And you would be very, very wrong.

I genuinely and unambiguously love public transit. I think one of the great crimes against our society and our well-being in the US is the choices our predecessors made to prioritize space for cars to the detriment of walkable cities and human community. If I were to run for public office (which will not happen at this point) my #1 goal would be expanding and reinforcing high speed rail infrastructure coast to coast.

When I hear public transit, I think of the years/decade of on and off bus/train commuting built as an afterthought in southeast Florida. I think of the drug deals going on 20 feet from cop cars at transit stations, bus benches that chronically smell like urine and trains chronically late from striking cars because "they could beat the train" and save 45 seconds. At one point, I was at a central transit hub and witnessed 50+ people flash mob around a motorcycle to get drugs. Took less than 2 minutes. I can't imagine a world without public transit existing, but I equally can't imagine what a good public transit system would actually look and feel like.

RE: Help me with a research assignment (survey on bus apps) - trella - 02-29-2024

02-26-2024, 11:50 AMPapaSorin Wrote: When I hear public transit, I think of the years/decade of on and off bus/train commuting built as an afterthought in southeast Florida. I think of the drug deals going on 20 feet from cop cars at transit stations, bus benches that chronically smell like urine and trains chronically late from striking cars because "they could beat the train" and save 45 seconds. At one point, I was at a central transit hub and witnessed 50+ people flash mob around a motorcycle to get drugs. Took less than 2 minutes. I can't imagine a world without public transit existing, but I equally can't imagine what a good public transit system would actually look and feel like.

All u have to do is look outside of the US brother

RE: Help me with a research assignment (survey on bus apps) - PapaSorin - 02-29-2024

02-29-2024, 12:11 PMtrella Wrote: All u have to do is look outside of the US brother

I truly wish the US had an infrastructure similar to Amsterdam. Bikes everywhere, less chance to get run over by cars.

RE: Help me with a research assignment (survey on bus apps) - Puppy - 02-29-2024

Did this late, hopefully still helpful