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Waze for public transportation

Build real-time transit routing with crowd-sourced delay reporting. Target urban commuters.

Why now

Waze's success shows demand for crowd-sourced transit info.

Who for
Urban commuters
Business model
Advertising
Effort
A few months

Public transit riders need real-time updates on delays and alternative routes.

Create a Waze-like app where commuters can report transit issues and receive optimized routes.

Monetize through local transit agency partnerships and advertising.

Start with one city's transit system data.

The risk is transit agencies launching similar official apps.

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