A little background on this site and why it exists.
Fatarick is a personal project site focused on building small, useful technology tools — particularly around transit data and open public datasets. The goal is to make information that's technically public but practically inaccessible much easier to find and use.
Public transit systems publish enormous amounts of data in the GTFS (General Transit Feed Specification) format, but most of it is buried in developer APIs or raw CSV files that aren't useful to the average rider.
The Bus Schedule Tracker at bus.fatarick.com is an attempt to fix that — turning raw feed data into a fast, searchable schedule lookup that works on any device, with no sign-up required.
This site is a solo side project. I'm a developer with a background in backend systems and data engineering, and I build these tools in my spare time because I find them genuinely useful.
I'm interested in open data, public infrastructure, and building things that work well on low-end hardware and slow connections — not everything needs to be a heavy web app.
Most of the tools here are built with Python on the backend, using lightweight web frameworks and SQLite databases where possible. The frontend is kept minimal on purpose — fast load times and broad device compatibility matter more than flashy UI.
Data is updated automatically on a regular schedule from public feed sources.
The tools themselves are completely free to use. This site does display advertising through Google AdSense to help cover hosting and development costs. No personal data is collected by this site beyond what standard server logs and advertising providers record.
See the Privacy Policy for full details on data handling.
If you have questions, spotted a bug, or have a suggestion, you're welcome to reach out via the Contact page.