Roosevelt Island is a 40-block sliver of land in New York City’s East River wiki page, sandwiched between Manhattan and Queens. While it’s located in one of the world’s largest metropolises, it has often been difficult to access by public transit. A boom in the island’s popularity and subsequent building spike has meant that residents are demanding improved bus (Red Bus) services. NextBus® is helping the Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation meet these needs.

Roosevelt Island Board Director Jonathan Kalkin recently reported on his agency’s use of our NextBus® technology to improve the island’s transportation services, in an interview taken from the Corporation’s blog and text excerpt below:

“Global Positioning System (GPS) tracking can improve the system. I pushed for GPS tracking technology as a member of the Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation. It has been installed, and you can access it on the internet or a mobile device at NEXTBUS.COM (click on Roosevelt Island). You can see when the next bus will arrive at your stop, and time your departure or decide to walk. On a mobile device, you can make the wait-or-walk judgment on the fly. (For cell phones without browsers, the information is available via text message.)”