After writing some proof of concept code and showing it to a co-worker a while back, it was pointed out to me that I was not using Javascript (specifically jQuery) to query the DOM. I was going down weird roads that, as a developer, should have set my Spidey-sense tingling....

As a New Yorker, I pretty much have a love/hate/love relationship with the MTA. However, from a design perspective, I do really like the work that has been put into the new cars. There are multiple interactive maps, video screens, and current stop indicators that make...