Berliner Tarifkarte

Where exactly does Berlin's public transport fare zone C run? Which stations can you reach with a simple ABC ticket? Find out on this map.

Context

This application is based on open data. Open data is an important part of Berlin's administrative activities and not only creates transparency and openness, but also enables analysis and applications like this. You can find more open data at the Berlin Open Data Portal.

Data

Data used to create the map:

• VBB-Fahrplandaten via GTFS
• VBB Alle Zielorte

Tech stack

This website is a NextJS app configured with:

• Typescript
• Linting with ESLint
• Formatting with Prettier

Project structure

Basic Next.js app

Getting started

Requirements

Node.js

This project is a Next.js app which requires you to have Node.js installed.

Installation

Clone the repository to your local machine:

git clone git@github.com:technologiestiftung/tarifkarte.git

Move into the repository folder:

cd tarifkarte

Make sure you use the Node.js version specified in .nvmrc. Find out which Node version you're currently on with:

node --version

If this version differs from the one specified in .nvmrc, please install the required version, either manually, or using a tool such as nvm, which allows switching to the correct version via:

nvm use

With the correct Node version, install the dependencies:

npm install

You are now ready to start a local development server on http://localhost:3000 via:

npm run dev

Workflow

New features, fixes, etc. should always be developed on a separate branch:

• In your local repository, checkout the main branch.
• Run git checkout -b <name-of-your-branch> to create a new branch (ideally following Conventional Commits guidelines).
• Make your changes
• Push your changes to the remote: git push -u origin HEAD
• Open a pull request.

You can commit using the npm run cm command to ensure your commits follow our conventions.

Deployment

The app is deployed to the cloud with Vercel (Documentation).

Page analytics

We use Matomo for website analytics. Matomo is respectful of the users' privacy, the page visits are tracked anonymously.

In the production environment, a NEXT_PUBLIC_MATOMO_URL and NEXT_PUBLIC_MATOMO_SITE_ID is configured for this purpose.

Contributors

Thanks goes to these wonderful people (emoji key):

Hans Hack 💻 📖

This project follows the all-contributors specification. Contributions of any kind welcome!

Content Licensing

Texts and content available as CC BY.

Credits

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