What is Septa?
SEPTA is short for Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority. It serves commuters who live in Philadelphia as well as New Jersey.
Project Goal
The goal for this project is to see what added to SEPTA’s Mobile and Web Applicationsin order to make using SEPTA an easier process for all those who use SEPTA.
Problem Statement
How might we remodel Septa’s Website to showcase what Septa is truly capable of?
Competitive Analysis
Both Uber and Lyft usually pick you up in a 5 to 10 minute period.Both have the ability to share rides with large groups of people.They both have discounts.They both have the ability to rate drivers.Both apps offer food delivery services.The biggest thing that sets them apart is that generally speaking UberIs cheaper than Lyft.
Comparative Analysis
In comparative analysis the biggest competitor to Septa is New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). New York’s MTA is similar to Philly’s Septa. In New York people use a metro card. In Philly we use something called a septa key card. The Metro card can be refilled when low on funds. Septa uses the septa key card which can also be refilled when low on funds. Next on the list is Enterprise. A couple of features that Enterprise has is that it allows you to rent vehicles and those rentals can hourly, daily, or weekly and You can also earn points toward free rentals. Carfax allows you to buy and sell used cars and has heavily detailed information on whatever cars you may want to buy.