good is iPhone

Posted on | April 30, 2010 | No Comments

Here it is. I will just flat out say it.

You are awesome apple.

Not because I have a macbook pro, but simply put, your innovations are cutting edge cool.  Whether it’s a drawing a sketch or getting the news, the iphone nearly does it all.  (I plan on getting one as soon as I make the grown up money, but that’s besides the point)

I guess I should make this blog applicable to transit or East Washington Corridor or Urban Design in order to get credit for class. Hmmmmmm….  I got it. Transit and the iPhone. Well that wasn’t hard. As a commuter, I wish I could take advantage of such entities as mass transportation, however nothing like this is available from Muncie to Indianapolis.  For those lucky enough to take advantage of such great amenities, companies, although few and far between, are catering towards such users. One such company is Apple, more specifically an app that the iPhone uses. A transit app that provides the ability to accomplish a wide range of tasks from trip planning to finding ‘real time’ headway. This is a revelation in the transit world.

Yes smartphones have been around for 10 or so years, but the iPhone has the sex appeal that gives nearly anything a shot and let the market decide if it sinks or swims. I guess that could be a whole different blog entry. Anyways, this transit app gives the user an entire new set of tools to use in every day and every future day life. Being able to plan your trip from work to a cafe that someone referred to you for the ‘perfect slice of apple pie’, to the bar and back home on a single phone. That’s just great. It opens up networks for small businesses like the mom and pop shops and it actually helps the user get there! Being able to know if i have 2 minutes until the train comes and I have to run, or if I have enough time to enjoy another cup of coffee gives me the options that is necessary in a go go go world we live today.

These are exciting times for transportation and technology and people.

When indy connect is successful in implementing the mass transportation the will revitalize Indianapolis and more specifically the East Washington corridor, apps such as this will give people and transit the best shot at being successful. Giving people options is something that isn’t hard to do, however when it is combined to make every day life easier it enters a whole new ballpark.

I cannot wait see to Indianapolis succeed in the transit race and when I can stand at the corner of  U.S. 40 and Southeastern with my iPhone trying to decide if I can sit down at the café to enjoy another slice of pizza or if I have to run to catch the train.

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