One of the questions I am commonly asked in my work as a consultant to transit agencies is “Does Google do biking directions?” (answer: no), and later “When will they?” Of course, Google Maps isn’t the only platform for travel planning out there. There are several other mapping and direction sites, and an emerging collection […]
This book review and discussion of The Anatomy of Buzz appears in the latest issue of More Riders Magazine, along with the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit interview. Here are some good, simple ideas for tapping into riders as a marketing force. Online social media, if used well, may be an effective tool to […]
June and early July have seen many new agencies participate in Google Transit. Here are all the newly launched Google Transit Partners. Most of these are large systems. Asia Bangkok in Thailand Hyderabad Hyderabad Multi Modal Transit System (India) Australia Sydney Monorail & Light Rail North America Utah Transit Authority in Salt Lake City Riverside […]