Transit App Update Adds Dockless Bikeshare

The makers of Transit, a multi-modal transportation information application (app) for smartphones, pushed out a modest but useful update this morning for dockless bikeshare. Real-time locations of dockless bikes appear on the main screen of the app. The new feature is active in both Seattle and Washington, D.C right now, but could be rolled out to other cities that have dockless bikeshare systems in the near future.

The app has long supported dock-based bikeshare systems across the globe, thanks in part to dock-based bikeshare systems providing real-time open source information through the General Bikeshare Feed Specification. In the case of Washington, D.C., Transit displays both public dock-based bikeshare and private dockless bikeshare locations in harmony. So far, Seattle has three private dockless bikeshare operators (Ofo, Spin, and Limebike). All of them are currently available on Transit.