This article presents an overview of the collaborative Transit Hub project between Vanderbilt University, the Nashville Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) and Siemens, Corporate Technology. This project commenced as part of the NIST Global Cities Team Challenge (GCTC) . The goal of this project is to leverage technology effectively to improve public engagement with transit operations and increase the overall efficiency of the system. In the process we want to identify key technical challenges that will require new research to advance the state of the art.