據(jù)Block Club Chicago報道，芝加哥羅耀拉大學兩名研究生在課程項目中開發(fā)了新的手機APP，可以向芝加哥交通系統(tǒng)內(nèi)的乘客實時更新電梯設備是否可用的狀態(tài)。這兩名學生是芝加哥羅耀拉大學軟件工程的學生，在收到課程項目的作業(yè)后，打算開發(fā)一個對社區(qū)居民有用的手機APP。于是他們開發(fā)了“Elevate Chicago”APP，向使用者發(fā)送地鐵L站的電梯是否可用的情況。芝加哥地鐵線路中約有70%的站點設有電梯設備，但兩名學生發(fā)現(xiàn)電梯故障不可食用的情況時常發(fā)生。因此這個手機APP可以自動推送信息，讓使用者知道自己想要去的站內(nèi)電梯是否可用。

STUDENTS' APP alertS CTA RIDERS TO BROKEN ELEVATORS

A class project undertaken by two Loyola University Chicago graduate students has resulted in a smartphone app that alerts Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) riders when elevators are broken down at the rail system's "L" stations, Block Club Chicago reports. When Tyler Arndt and Sam Siner, students in Loyola's graduate software engineering program, were assigned a class project, they focused on creating an app that would be useful to people in the community. Their idea was "Elevate Chicago," an app that informs people when elevators are out of service at “L” stations. about 70% of the stations have elevators, but the two said breakdowns are common. The Elevate Chicago app will tell riders if the elevators at their preferred stations are out of service, but it also offers push notifications, which give users the information without having to open the app.