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Did you know... that it took 18 years to fully implement a bus tracking system in New York City?

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Reviewer: The Rambling Man (talk · contribs) 15:21, 15 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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SIRI is noted but then never used.
- Removed
You use GPS without explaining it first.
- Done
"(called Subway Time),[1]" the only thing referenced in the lead. Move it to where it's discussed in more detail in the main body.
- Done
"stop.[2][3][4][5][6]" do we need five citations, see WP:CITEKILL?
- Done
"receive SMS information" I think you really mean "information via SMS".
- Done
"affixed to bus stop signage.[7][8][2][3][4][5][6] " seven references?? And out of order.
"phones.[2][3][4][5][6]" again. This is prevalent in this article so could we address it generally?
- Removed all citekill. epicgenius (talk) 15:24, 16 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
"The current Bus..." bus appears three times in one sentence.
- Done
"OneBusAway" link is a bit easter eggy, could link to the relevant section?
- Done
"... was also involved in the development. The MTA uses servers also .... also" three times in three sentences.
- Done
Bus Trek could be created as a redirect here.
- Done
"and Portland, Oregon have" comma after Oregon.
- Done
"NYCT Buses" why capital B?
- That's the proper name of the brand. epicgenius (talk) 15:24, 16 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
"a control center in East New York, Brooklyn, " this depot has already been linked earlier in the section but its geographical location is only noted this time round.
- Done
"to interference from" was it more the case that the skyscrapers blocked the signals rather than introduced interference? In radio communications interference is something quite specific...
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" of the same name.[31][32][17][33]...." seriously, just one ref would do here!
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"April 6, 2012[37]" comma after 2012.
- Done
Ref 35 en-dash, not spaced hyphen.
- Done
AVOID SHOUTING in ref titles.
- Done

The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 13:28, 16 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@The Rambling Man: Thanks as always. I have done all of these. epicgenius (talk) 15:24, 16 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

As always, looks good to me. Happy to promote. The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 15:32, 16 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]