Below are some unique free and commercial applications created by third-party developers. If you try these resources or have other apps to suggest for inclusion, please let us know your thoughts.
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BayTripper: Real-time and scheduled transit trip planning on MUNI, BART, Caltrain and ferries, bike routing, and taxi information. |
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Droid Muni: Real-time Muni travel information. Automatically scrolls to the closest stop and shows prediction for all routes and directions at selected stop. |
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iCommute SF: Real-time arrival information for nearest transit stations. |
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iNap: Transit alerts when nearing your destination. |
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LateBARTalert: Sends a text message when your BART train is late. |
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Muni Alerts: San Francisco Muni bus and train schedules. Bookmark routes and stops. Arrival predictions down to the second. Arrival Alerts. |
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Path2Go: Free real-time traveler information delivered to your mobile phone or web browser. U.C. Berkeley researchers are seeking early adopters to test this app and help evaluate how real-time information can encourage and assist travelers in making better travel decisions. |
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RailBandit: Train schedules and service alerts. |
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Routesy Bay Area: Real-time transit information for MUNI, BART, Caltrain and AC Transit. |
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StopAlertPro: Provides audio-visual alerts when nearing your destination. |
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TransiCast: Real-time public transit information. Access stops, routes and next bus or train times. |
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Transitly: Personalized real-time public transit departures. Automatically saves most used routes and displays them on the front page. |
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Transporter: Real-time transit trip planner that enables users to view upcoming stops and arrival times. |
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Beat the Traffic: Access incidents, traffic speeds, cameras and traffic forecasts. |
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Best Parking: Locates and steers drivers towards the cheapest and most convenient
parking garages and lots in 42 cities & 79 airports. |
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California Traffic Report: Delivers commute times based on current traffic conditions, traffic speeds and congestions, and traffic maps based on data supplied by Caltrans. |
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Gas Buddy: Helps you find the best fuel prices closest to your location -- complete with maps and turn-by-turn directions on how to get there. |
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Inrix: Provides real time traffic alerts; traffic forecasting; accident, police and other event information, along your route. |
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Park Circa: Assists neighbors with coordinating and sharing parking. List your own space while you aren't using it, and park in another space while the owner is away. |
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SFPark: Check parking availability and pricing information in San Francisco, by neighborhood or area. |
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SigAlert: Real-time road speeds, traffic reports, and roadside traffic cameras. |
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Take me to my Car: Mark your parking spot and get directions from wherever you've wandered back to your vehicle. |
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Avego: Real-time carpool matches for departures within as little as 10 minutes. |
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Carticipate: Real-time carpool matches for departures within as little as 10 minutes. Operates on a location-aware mobile platform. |
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RiderBee: On-demand ridesharing community for one-time carpool trips. Includes safety and reliability features. |
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CycleTracks: Bicycle trip tracking tool. |
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iBikeChallenge: Record your bike trips, track miles, calories burned, gas money saved and pollution prevented. |
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CommuteGreener: Track your trips and reduce your carbon footprint. Then challenge your friends to do the same. |
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iSmog: Free app developed by 511 Contra Costa that pushes air quality forecasts to your iPhone based on a specific air basin that the user can select. |
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Spare the Air: Spare the Air Day Alerts, air quality
forecasts, tools and podcasts. |
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Bay Bridge Explorer: Experience the New Bay Bridge first-hand. See future changes to your drive as preparations are made to open the new bridge in 2013. |
