Entering Mass Transit Systems

[Joe Can]

Pete,

Unfortunately, I want to start the project, but I am having a few issues being worked on right now on the plugin.

Hopefully, I can move forward on a larger scale soon.

I look forward to your observations.

[Joe Can]

I have been thinking about the structure for a website that targets multiple countries that takes the following into consideration:

- A transit system may be within one state
- A transit system may connect two cities in one state
- A transit system may connect two or more cities in two or more states
- A transit system may cross half or the entire country/union

Taking the above into consideration, maybe a structure as follows:

- Level #1: Nearest Transit Station #1
-- Level #2: -- Country #1 (United States of America)
--- Level #3: --- Inter-State Transit Systems
---- Level #4: ---- Transit System Name #1 (West Coast Transit Line)
------ Level #5: ------ Transit Station Name #1
--- Level #3: --- Intra-State Transit Systems
---- Level #4: ---- State #1 (Washington State)
----- Level #5: ----- Transit System Name #1 (Apple Transit Line)
------- Level #6: ------- Transit Station Name #1

- Level #1: Nearest Transit Station #2
-- Level #2: -- Country #1 (United States of America)
--- Level #3: --- Inter-State Transit Systems
---- Level #4: ---- Transit System Name #1 (West Coast Transit Line)
------ Level #5: ------ Transit Station Name #1
--- Level #3: --- Intra-State Transit Systems
---- Level #4: ---- State #1 (Washington State)
----- Level #5: ----- Transit System Name #1 (Apple Transit Line)
------- Level #6: ------- Transit Station Name #1

I think you do not want to make a structure that does not allow for future growth
However, the structure would be simplified for city-states.

[Joe Can]

I slightly improved version would list the INTRA-State Transit Systems BEFORE INTER-State Transit Systems as shown below. The reason being is that most transit systems are only within a state (INTRA-State). Therefore, only the Intra-State Transit Systems would need to be added, at first; BUT, would allow an admin to add INTER-State Transit Systems in the future if needed without breaking the structure.

- Level #1: Nearest Transit Station #1
-- Level #2: -- Country #1 (United States of America)
--- Level #3: --- INTRA-State Transit Systems
---- Level #4: ---- State #1 (Washington State)
----- Level #5: ----- Transit System Name #1 (Apple Transit Line)
------- Level #6: ------- Transit Station Name #1 (Rose Station)
--- Level #3: --- INTER-State Transit Systems
---- Level #4: ---- Transit System Name #1 (West Coast Transit Line)
------ Level #5: ------ Transit Station Name #1 (Lincoln Station)

- Level #1: Nearest Transit Station #2
-- Level #2: -- Country #1 (United States of America)
--- Level #3: --- INTRA-State Transit Systems
---- Level #4: ---- State #1 (Washington State)
----- Level #5: ----- Transit System Name #1 (Apple Transit Line)
------- Level #6: ------- Transit Station Name #1 (Rose Station)
--- Level #3: --- INTER-State Transit Systems
---- Level #4: ---- Transit System Name #1 (West Coast Transit Line)
------ Level #5: ------ Transit Station Name #1 (Lincoln Station)

As previously mentioned, the levels below can be combined and abbreviated.
This would provide a user with the Transit SYSTEM Name and Transit STATION name on the listing:

- INTRA-State: Level #5 and Level #6
-- Example: "ATL > Rose Station"

- INTER-State: Level #4 and Level #5
-- Example: "WCTL > Lincoln Station"