SeptaStopLocator
Get the SEPTA stops closest to a lat/long point for a given bus/trolley route.
SeptaStopLocator leverages the SEPTA stops API.
Usage
require 'septa_stop_locator'
SeptaStopLocator.find(39.9539910, -75.1682170, 34)
=> [{"lng"=>-75.165345,
"lat"=>39.952672,
"stopid"=>20659,
"stopname"=>"15th St Trolley Station",
"distance"=>935.6262555741262},
{"lng"=>-75.165369,
"lat"=>39.952502,
"stopid"=>31140,
"stopname"=>"15th St Trolley Station",
"distance"=>963.389584130993}]About the stops returned
One stop is typically an inbound stop, while the other is typically an outbound stop.
The stops returned can be used to query the SEPTA Bus/trolley schedules API:
http://www3.septa.org/hackathon/BusSchedules/?req1=<STOP ID>&req2=<ROUTE ID>