<http://schema.org/articleBody>
"A Kickstarter project is reimbursing its backers despite having reached its funding goal. \nNew York-based OpenPlans, a non-profit technology organization, launched the campaign over the summer for Joyride \u2014 a transit app for iOS 6 devices. \nThe group exceeded its $25,000 goal by raising $26,280, but announced last week it was halting production because of changes in staff.    \nSEE ALSO: Google Maps Puts Apple Maps to Shame\n\nAccording to the group's statement:\nThe trip planning in Joyride depends on up to date, accurate transit data, which we assemble from open data feeds provided by hundreds of individual transit operators. In the new year, the OpenTripPlanner team is spinning out from OpenPlans. With their departure, we won\u2019t have the capacity here to keep the app up to date, and we\u2019re not prepared to launch without being certain we can offer a viable ongoing service that people can depend on for their daily travel needs\nThe group says it's still releasing the app's code in hopes that another group of developers will use it. \nWatch the video to learn more. Does this app sound like something you'd use? Tell us what you think. \n\nImage courtesy of Open Plans, thumbnail image courtesy of Flickr, MTAPhotos\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
<http://mashable.com/2012/12/14/kickstarter-refund/>