Friday, January 27, 2012

This Ain't The Post Office Baby!

Whether rain, snow, traffic or crime

Your Driver will deliver you

Even IF we're not on exactly on time!

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Smartphones to the Rescue?

Sample MobiScan Barcode
A couple of years back we started the "MyStop" program where you can be at a stop, pick up your phone and call RTD then punch in the 5 numbers you find on your stop and get a recording telling you when the next however many buses are "approximately" going to be stopping there.

On that note, we all carry (most of us) smartphones, right?
Why not stick those MobiScan barcodes on the bus stop sings as well?
We can just walk up to and scan the barcode and the schedule immediately pops up.

That works 24 hours a day and is more thorough than the recording that only tells you a limited number of times and stops on your route.

Just a thought, it's cheap and easy.
Scan that barcode and see where it takes y'all!?

As Always, "Welcome aboard, break out your smartphones, find your seats - Let's Roll!"

HAPPY (Belated) NEW YEAR 2012!

Happy 2012 folks.

Don't forget the schedules change this Sunday, January 22nd, 2012.
Grab a new schedule from one of the Stations (Market Street & Civic Centre) or from your Driver so you're ready for all the changes and cuts coming this year.
I make sure that folks who hop on my routes grab the new schedules since there are so many changes coming (cut backs and all!)

As I enter my third year here as an RTD Driver, I want to remind y'all that this is my personal blog and drop the legal blah blah blah to cover my butt in the new year.
You can find this quote in my "about" section as well as in many of my posts:

"I'm just one Driver in a sea of Drivers here in Denver and across the Front Range of Colorado. These are just my thoughts, opinions and experiences. And as I've repeatedly pointed out, I'm not in any way speaking for RTD, in fact they've asked me to remind you that they neither sponsor nor endorse my blog. If you have questions, please leave a post and I'll respond to you either personally or post a public response. As long as I don't find out you're the media, that is! The media has no permission to quote or reference anything found here in/on my blog."

As Always, "Welcome aboard, Happy New Year, find your seats - Let's Roll!"