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Designers behind one of the world’s leading transit apps had to hack Edmonton’s data system last year to make the city’s live location updates easily available.

But no longer. At an event celebrating live location technology on all 928 buses, Edmonton also officially endorsed that same Montreal-based technology firm Transit, saying the company’s mobile app is Edmonton’s favourite and should be a go-to resource for any rider.

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It’s a pivot that has Transit’s Jake Sion grinning.

“They appreciate they don’t need to have their own app,” said Sion, Transit’s chief operating officer. Sion said Transit now has a stronger relationship with Edmonton than any of the other 125 cities it serves.

“It’s a fantastic decision. It helps direct riders who might not always know the best tool to use,” Sion said.

It’s made Transit’s mobile app more reliable and allowed it to add nearby locations that sell transit tickets. Transit users can also open a map to see all routes in an area and have trip planning done on the fly, with up-to-date arrival times to show if they’ll make a connection.