Today, the MBTA and City of Boston announced the MBTA + Boston Bikes
Developer Challenge. The MBTA + Boston Bikes Developers Challenge
calls on local software developers to create innovative applications
and visualizations that show the power of Boston′s transportation
options. In particular, the challenge calls on developers to highlight
connections brought together by the combination of MBTA and New
Balance Hubway systems. The challenge has two components; each
offering prizes including both a one year MBTA CharlieCard LinkPass, a
one year Hubway Membership, and passes to area food truck festivals.
The prize for the Bikes, Lunch & T challenge will be a free pass to
area food truck festivals.

For full details and contest information please click here: http://bit.ly/wb9vK0

[+}Applications Challenge: This challenge calls on developers to
create applications using MBTA data such as real-time and schedules
bus, subway, and commuter rail data, together with New Balance Hubway
Live Station Inventory Data to create an app, website, or other
software application that provides an innovative way to access MBTA
and New Balance Hubway information in real-time.

[+}Visualization Challenge: This challenge calls on developers to
create a visualization of, “A day in the life of the MBTA and New
Balance Hubway” using both MBTA and New Balance Hubway data such as
historical vehicle location, for the MBTA and Hubway origin-
destination data.

[+}Bonus Challenge Bikes, Lunch, & T Challenge- This Challenge calls
on developers to create innovative applications that help hungry
residents learn about, locate and get to Boston′s food trucks. This
app, for web or mobile, would ideally include locations of the trucks,
menus, and routing information on how to get to them by walking, T or
New Balance Hubway.

For full details and contest information please click here: http://bit.ly/wb9vK0

Best,
Josh

jro...@mbta.com