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Transit Coding Projects for Beginners

Transit Coding Projects for Beginners

After learning the basics of programming, building a program that does something useful is a great way to improve your skills.

But what should you make? As a beginner, it’s not always obvious what is possible to make, let alone what is achievable at your current skill level.

The MBTA’s Customer Technology Department has compiled a list of exciting transit-related projects to help you reach the next level. Each project contains a description, a list of open-data sources, and an estimation of difficulty.

Coding Projects

Project	Level	Author
GTFS Timetable	Beginner	Frank LaNasa
Performance Analysis Ideas	Advanced	Eddie Maldonado
Personal Alerts	Intermediate	Cora Grant
Personal Countdown Clock	Beginner	Sky Rose
Show data on a map	Beginner	Sky Rose
Smart Speaker Skill	Intermediate	Paul Swartz
Image of System Map	Beginner	Frank LaNasa