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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
<1s
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.

项目失败的原因

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Route and schedule changes require a developer or vendor ticket to go through Outdated info sits live for days, and riders stop trusting what they see.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

合规

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.

我们构建的内容

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

我们的流程

01

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
02

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
03

GTFS Integration & Build

Core platform development covering GTFS/GTFS-RT feed parsing, Mapbox route rendering, CMS configuration, and multilingual content scaffolding.
Week 6-10
04

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
05

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

常见问题

构建公共交通网站需要哪些GTFS数据？

至少我们需要您的静态GTFS数据 — 路线、车站、时刻表、票价规则。如果您有GTFS-Realtime数据源用于车辆位置和行程更新，我们可以集成这些以提供实时到达预测。还没有GTFS？我们可以从您现有的时刻表数据生成符合规范的数据源。

您如何确保WCAG 2.2和第508条合规性？

我们从第一天起就根据WCAG 2.2 AA成功标准构建每个组件 — 而不是作为构建后的改进。质量保证包括自动化的axe-core扫描、使用NVDA和VoiceOver进行手动屏幕阅读器测试、仅键盘导航审计和色彩对比度验证。我们为FTA文档提供正式的VPAT。

非技术人员可以管理服务警报和时刻表变更吗？

可以。我们配置无头CMS，具有基于角色的权限，以便运营人员可以发布服务警报、绕行通知和时刻表更新，而无需接触代码。警报可以针对特定路线，并设置为自动过期，使过时信息不会出现在网站上。

公共交通网站构建需要多长时间？

典型的公交机构网站从启动到上线需要10–13周。具有广泛GTFS-RT集成、行程规划和多语言需求的多模式机构可能需要16周。每份提案都包括固定的时间表和里程碑检查点。

您是否支持符合第VI编要求的多语言网站？

绝对可以。我们使用完整的i18n框架构建，开箱即可支持12种以上语言。内容管理员通过CMS按页面添加翻译。我们还实现基于浏览器设置的自动语言检测，并包括满足第VI编要求的突出语言切换器。

上线后会发生什么？

每个项目都包括30天的上线后支持，涵盖bug修复、内容调整和性能监控。之后，可选的保留计划适用于持续的GTFS数据源监控、可访问性审计、CMS更新和功能开发，随着您的公共交通网络增长。

Transit Websites from $12,000
Fixed-fee. WCAG audit included. 30-day post-launch support.
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