Jerelxy836 – IMPROVING BUS TIMETABLES 2020

Description

A user asks for examples of clear, well-designed bus timetables, noting their system’s low frequencies, many deviations, and reliance on physical schedules. Respondents recommend removing ads and overcomplicated graphics and point to Stockholm’s timetables as a good model, including use of “minutes past the hour” notation for simplicity. Practical layout advice includes turning the map upright for easy reference, using delimiters to make times look like times, and orienting tables with stops as rows and trips as columns. Emphasize stop-level details (fare zones, connections), show special service days with actual dates, and make maps more schematic to free space for dense areas like Atlantic City. Avoid low-contrast grey backgrounds for important text, place the phone number beside the phone icon, and list reasons for calling (services, languages, accessibility). If needed, group weekday, Saturday, and Sunday schedules together. The original poster added schedule photos and noted NJT maps and fare zones remain confusing.