Maximum Accessibility: Making Your Web Site More Usable for Everyone

Creating a More Accessible Bus Schedule

Let’s begin to create a better bus schedule by listing the things we should consider when designing one that will work well for everyone.

• Route information is presented as a set of intersections that the bus passes through at specific times.

• Data cells show the time when the bus will reach a specific intersection.

• Displayed times may extend from 4:00 or 5:00 A . M . to mid-night or later.

• Weekday schedules are often different from weekend schedules.

• Some routes do not run on Sundays and holidays, or Sunday and holiday schedules differ from weekday and Saturday schedules.

• Routes may be identified as northbound, southbound, eastbound, or westbound.

• Route numbers and names may change after buses cross specific ...