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Google Maps now presents live transit updates for four U.S. cities and two European cities: Boston, Portland, Ore., San Diego, San Francisco, Madrid and Turin. This feature appeared at maps.google.com and in Google Maps for Android about a month ago. … Continue reading →

It seems that Google Maps is testing something new: temporary detour information. See these results for TriMet: I’m assuming the information is collected through TriMet’s Web Services API.  There are several calls for requesting current detour information. Does anyone know … Continue reading →

On a recent trip to the San Francisco Bay Area, I saw a great example of a bus wrap. In a Marin Transit’s vehicle exterior, the marintransit.org web-address (URL) was used as primary text.  The text serves double-duty to show the … Continue reading →

I missed re-posting this from Human Transit in June: “Previous generations found freedom and flexibility through the car.  But Generation Ys find their freedom and flexibility by staying connected to their friends, family and workplaces through the various information devices … Continue reading →

A new “transit navigation” feature in Google Maps 5.7 for Android helps unfamiliar riders use transit systems and helps familiar riders nap, read, or otherwise divert their attention.  The feature allows passengers to follow their journey along the planned route, and … Continue reading →

Google Transit continues to slowly but consistently improve in response to requests from partner transit agencies and end users.  For example, the ability to select a preferred mode and type of itinerary (fewer transfers, less walking, etc.).  See this earlier … Continue reading →

Trillium recommends for our clients to conduct press outreach following the launch of Google Transit.  Yuba-Sutter Transit provides a great example of a press release disseminated about two weeks after Google Transit launched for the agency. 25-April-2011 — Yuba-Sutter Transit’s … Continue reading →

Google Map Maker became available for the United States this week.  Formerly Google Map Maker was available for many other countries but not the United States. Google Map Maker makes Google Maps more like a wiki, in the style of … Continue reading →

There is growing recognition that multi-modal travel information and booking systems benefit transportation providers and their passengers.  This may take the form of a multi-modal trip planner that helps passengers and providers more efficiently utilize available resources.  This can help … Continue reading →