For Waiting Bus Riders, Gps Could Spell Relief ; the South Portland Bus Service Plans to Provide Real-Time Updates for Those Awaiting a Ride.

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Impatient looks down the street and other common bus stop behavior might soon become a rarer sight on the metropolitan landscape.

The South Portland Bus Service is expected this summer to install a global positioning system on its buses. The satellite technology will allow riders waiting at certain stops, such as the Maine Mall or Congress Street in Portland, to check a computer monitor to see where a bus is along its route. By knowing locations in real time, riders will be able to determine whether they have a wait of two minutes or 20 minutes.

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For Waiting Bus Riders, Gps Could Spell Relief ; the South Portland Bus Service Plans to Provide Real-Time Updates for Those Awaiting a Ride.

For transportation officials, the system is aimed at cutting the anxiety of waiting for a bus, and adding passengers as a result. South Portland estimates its bus syst...

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