LiftLens

LiftLens is a mobile + web app that shows real-time elevator and escalator reliability for transit stations, with alerts for outages that break accessible routes. Riders can plan trips that avoid broken vertical access, subscribe to station-specific notifications, and report issues with photo + timestamp. The app focuses on the ugly reality: agencies often publish incomplete or delayed status updates, so LiftLens combines official feeds with rider verification and confidence scores. It also provides “last-known-working” times and alternative station/entrance suggestions when a station becomes unusable for wheelchair users, parents with strollers, or travelers with luggage. The business model is B2C freemium (alerts, saved routes) plus B2B dashboards for universities, hospitals, and employers who need dependable commute guidance for staff and visitors.