A Case student has created a new front-end for RTA's Scheduling interface. I, for one, think it is a vast improvement over RTA's site. While I am most impressed by this user-friendly application of technology, I am also intrigued by the Django technology [1] used to create this web app.
http://blog.case.edu/bmb12/2007/04/quicker_cleveland_rta_schedule_with_d... [2]
Here is a sample schedule for the current time of day for the #326 (Detroit-Superior) Route, which I often ride.
http://exogen.case.edu/rta/route/326/ [3]
^Simply modifying the route number on the end of URL will call up a new timetable based on the current time of day.
I envision that this technology would have great applications in the mobile web-enabled device market and thereby make the bus as convenient as the car, so long as the busses are running on schedule!
Links:
[1] http://www.djangoproject.com/
[2] http://blog.case.edu/bmb12/2007/04/quicker_cleveland_rta_schedule_with_django
[3] http://exogen.case.edu/rta/route/326/