StevenJul 27, 2023
Bay Area peeps, I starting building a BART Live map that shows where the trains in real time https://bart-view.vercel.app/
What do you think?
Dash-BART

Live map and departures for Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART).

Dash-BART
Show threadWilliam PietriJul 27, 2023

@bgmunny I think this is very cool! It's clear, simple, and visually compelling.

In your shoes I might separate the tracks going different directions; the "collisions" make me somehow uncomfortable. And you could try using use some animation to give continuous motion for things that are in motion. You might also see what turning the station labels into mouseovers does. But that would shift it away from practicality and toward art, so it depends a lot on your goals.

Show threadStevenJul 27, 2023
@williampietri Oh that's an interesting point about the collisions. I'm worried that adding two tracks might make the map more difficult to read. Maybe I can offset the markers a little bit depending on their direction though.
Definitely plan to animate the moving trains eventually, and also add station information.
Show threadWilliam Pietri
@bgmunny Ah, cool. To be clear, I was suggesting removing the station labels entirely in favor of mouseovers. So the default display becomes more about lines, static and moving. Just an idea, though; it might not be where you want to go.
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Show threadStevenJul 27, 2023
@williampietri I see, actually, I started work on some UI switches to toggle the labels on and off. I do think it's cool/useful. Those UI elements were causing the page layout to get all weird though. I need do some debugging/testing, but I think it's doable.