As Poor and Confusing as the MTA Itself – Metro-North Train Time Review

Why can’t the MTA just build a simple app that shows the train times and track numbers? I am sure developing this app employed many people but wow what a waste of talent. This app fails for the following reasons: 1. No favorites on the main page. HELLO. This is NYC. People have their trips planned out. Put a button bar there for quick access. 2. You choose a trip and a list of trains/tracks pop up. Lovely! Try tapping on them. What pops up? A map of Westchester. Guess what doesn’t show up? Your train and track. As if anybody cares what Westchester looks like? I know they are trying to show a map of the system and your stops but NYers don’t really need that. It should be a secondary or tertiary tab for interested parties. 3. No ticket integration. This is better than nothing but wow just build a simple app with the info that NYers want: when and where is my train. Leave the pretty art for the MoMA.
Review by Ben Niemczyk on Metro-North Train Time.