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Government & Public Sector

GTFS IntegrationWCAG AAAReal-Time Arrivals

Public Transit Website Development

Your Riders Leave Before They Ever Plan a Trip

98+

Lighthouse Score

Accessibility audit

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Route Lookup

Real-time GTFS feeds

100%

WCAG 2.2 AA+

ADA compliant

12+

Languages

i18n support built-in

What Public Transit Website Development Actually Fixes — And What It Won't

Your rider lands on your homepage at 6:47 AM, searching for the next bus. The arrival board is static. The trip planner links to a third-party tool that's down. They close the tab and open Google Maps. Public transit website development rebuilds that moment — GTFS-RT feeds power live countdown timers, CMS-managed service alerts target specific routes, and WCAG 2.2 AA compliance ensures screen readers don't hit dead ends. Your agency controls the rider experience instead of outsourcing it to Google. We deliver native trip planners with fare calculations, multilingual content engines that auto-detect language preference, and accessibility statement generators that update with every deploy. Six-week builds. Fixed fees starting at $12K. Your site becomes the source of truth, not the fallback.

Wo Projekte scheitern

Your site fails WCAG audits and puts the agency at risk of ADA complaints Federal funding is on the line, and DOJ enforcement is a real possibility.

No real-time arrival data on the website means riders go straight to Google Maps The agency loses control of rider communication and stops being relevant in its own service area.

Route and schedule changes require a developer or vendor ticket to go through Outdated info sits live for days, and riders stop trusting what they see.

The site breaks on mobile, where 70%+ of riders are browsing They leave, call centers get slammed, and costs go up.

No multilingual support despite serving diverse communities That's a Title VI compliance issue and a failure to reach the riders who need service most.

The legacy CMS is slow, insecure, and costs $30K+ a year just to keep running You're paying more every year for a system that never gets better and keeps accumulating security risk.

Compliance

GTFS & GTFS-RT Integration

Direct ingestion of static and real-time GTFS feeds for live arrival predictions, trip planning, and service alerts. No third-party middleware required.

WCAG 2.2 AA/AAA Compliance

Every component is built and tested against WCAG 2.2 success criteria. We audit with axe-core, screen readers, and manual keyboard navigation testing.

Section 508 & Title VI

Full compliance with Section 508 for federally funded agencies and Title VI language access requirements. Audit documentation included for FTA review.

Interactive Route Maps

Mapbox GL-powered route maps with stop-level detail, vehicle tracking overlays, and high-contrast modes for low-vision users.

CMS-Managed Alerts & Schedules

Non-technical staff can publish service alerts, detour notices, and schedule changes in minutes. No developer needed for day-to-day content updates.

Performance & Uptime Monitoring

Sub-second page loads on 3G connections. Built-in monitoring dashboards track Core Web Vitals and uptime SLAs critical for public-facing infrastructure.

Was wir bauen

Fails WCAG audits and exposes your agency to ADA complaints that threaten federal funding

Live countdown timers at every stop, pulled from GTFS-RT feeds and displayed with zero latency

Shows no real-time arrivals, so riders bypass your site entirely and trust Google Maps instead

Native trip planner calculates transfers, walking directions, and fares without leaving your domain

Requires developer tickets just to update a route schedule, leaving outdated info live for days

CMS-managed service alerts with route-level targeting, push hooks, and automatic expiration logic

Breaks on mobile devices where 70%+ of your ridership is actively searching for trip data

Full i18n framework supporting 12+ languages with auto-detection and per-page translation control

Offers zero multilingual support despite serving communities that require Title VI compliance

Interactive fare calculator links directly to mobile payment apps by zone, pass type, and rider category

Costs $30K+ annually to maintain a legacy CMS that accumulates security risk without improving

Auto-generated accessibility conformance reports that update with every deployment and pass audits

Unser Prozess

Data & Compliance Audit

We audit your existing GTFS feeds, current site accessibility, and FTA compliance documentation. This shapes the technical spec and surfaces quick wins early.

Week 1-2

Information Architecture & Design

Rider journey mapping, stakeholder interviews, and high-fidelity prototypes tested with actual transit users. Every screen reviewed for WCAG conformance.

Week 3-5

GTFS Integration & Build

Core platform development covering GTFS/GTFS-RT feed parsing, Mapbox route rendering, CMS configuration, and multilingual content scaffolding.

Week 6-10

Accessibility QA & Load Testing

Full WCAG 2.2 audit with assistive technology testing, 508 compliance review, and load testing against peak ridership traffic patterns.

Week 11-12

Launch & Staff Training

Production deployment with CDN edge caching, CMS training for operations staff, and 30 days of post-launch support. Monitoring dashboards go live on day one.

Week 13

Next.jsMapbox GLGTFS RealtimeSupabaseVercelTailwind CSS

Häufige Fragen

Welche GTFS-Daten benötigen Sie zum Aufbau einer Transit-Website?

Mindestens benötigen wir Ihren statischen GTFS-Feed — Routen, Haltestellen, Fahrpläne und Tarifregeln. Falls Sie GTFS-Realtime-Feeds für Fahrzeugpositionen und Trip-Updates haben, integrieren wir diese für Live-Ankunftsprognosen. Haben Sie noch kein GTFS? Wir können konforme Feeds aus Ihren bestehenden Fahrplandaten generieren.

Wie stellen Sie WCAG 2.2 und Section 508 Compliance sicher?

Wir bauen alle Komponenten von Anfang an gegen WCAG 2.2 AA Erfolgskriterien — nicht als nachträgliche Anpassung. Die QA umfasst automatisierte axe-core-Scans, manuelle Screen-Reader-Tests mit NVDA und VoiceOver, Audits für reine Tastaturnavigation und Farbkontrast-Verifizierung. Wir liefern ein formelles VPAT für FTA-Dokumentation.

Können nicht-technische Mitarbeiter Service-Meldungen und Zeitplanänderungen verwalten?

Ja. Wir konfigurieren ein Headless-CMS mit rollengestützten Berechtigungen, damit das Betriebsteam Service-Meldungen, Umleitung-Mitteilungen und Zeitplan-Updates ohne Code-Änderungen veröffentlichen kann. Meldungen können auf spezifische Routen ausgerichtet und auf automatisches Ablaufen eingestellt werden, um veraltete Informationen von der Website fernzuhalten.

Wie lange dauert der Aufbau einer öffentlichen Transit-Website?

Eine typische Transit-Agency-Website dauert 10–13 Wochen vom Start bis zur Veröffentlichung. Multi-Modal-Agenturen mit umfangreicher GTFS-RT-Integration, Trip-Planning und mehrsprachigen Anforderungen können bis zu 16 Wochen dauern. Jedes Angebot enthält einen festen Zeitplan mit Meilenstein-Checkpoints.

Unterstützen Sie mehrsprachige Websites für Title VI Compliance?

Absolut. Wir bauen mit einem vollständigen i18n-Framework, das 12+ Sprachen von Anfang an unterstützt. Content-Manager fügen Übersetzungen pro Seite über das CMS hinzu. Wir implementieren auch automatische Spracherkennung basierend auf Browser-Einstellungen und fügen prominente Language-Switcher ein, die Title VI-Anforderungen erfüllen.

Was passiert nach dem Launch?

Jedes Projekt beinhaltet 30 Tage Post-Launch-Support, der Bugfixes, Content-Anpassungen und Leistungsüberwachung abdeckt. Danach sind optionale Retainer-Pläne für laufendes GTFS-Feed-Monitoring, Accessibility-Audits, CMS-Updates und Feature-Entwicklung verfügbar, während Ihr Transit-Netzwerk wächst.

Transit Websites from $12,000

Fixed-fee. WCAG audit included. 30-day post-launch support.

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