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MapQuest launches walking and transit directions
MapQuest became the third major online map site to offer its users transit directions. Currently, the site offers walking directions and rail transit directions. A press release from the company provides additional information. This post from Urban Mapping, the company … Continue reading
Human Transit: toward aggregated information?
Recently on his blog, humantransit.org, Jarrett Walker suggests that agency-specific online trip planners will become less important: In the information side, I think the future is for transit agencies and transit providers to have a declining role, and for “aggregators” … Continue reading
Google Maps transit directions: select by mode, itinerary preferences
The Google Transit email group periodically has seen requests for a feature to plan rail-only trips, or to express other mode preferences. There have also been requests for features to minimize walking distance or transfers. Now, it is possible to … Continue reading
Bus stop locations appear in Google Maps Street View
Google’s Street View features shows where businesses, organizations, and other features are by inserting icons into the street images. One of the features included is bus stops. If a system is on Google Transit, with accurately-located bus stops, then customers … Continue reading
Google Transit: Intercity trip planning issues in Oregon
Many more Oregon intercity transit services have launched on Google Transit recently. These services have launched as a result of Trillium’s work for the Oregon Department of Transportation. Google Transit is beginning to include more intercity transit services. You may … Continue reading
Oregon intercity services in Google Transit
There are many Oregon intercity services that are live in Google Transit. These services are: Amtrak Coast Starlight Amtrak Cascades The Shuttle/SouthWest Point, Klamath Falls-Brookings Amtrak Thruway (Portland – Astoria) Amtrak Thruway (Portland – Eugene) Amtrak Thruway (Chemult) Valley Retriever … Continue reading
Mapnificent: public transport travel time maps
Stefan Wehrmeyer is the developer of Mapnificent, a site that shows how it is possible to travel on public transportation for over 20 cities throughout the world. The application interface provides a slider control to adjust maximum travel time. As … Continue reading
Many more Amtrak services on Google Transit
Many more Amtrak services are now included in the the transit trip planner in Google Maps. Thank you to Tom West and “orulz”, who commented on my Coast Starlight post and notified readers of the newly available services. It’s now … Continue reading
SF Muni prepares smartphone app to compare modes
San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA or just MUNI) is working on a smartphone app to compare transportation modes — comparing costs and travel times between taxi, driving, and transit. The application would consider parking costs for the driving mode. … Continue reading
Coast Starlight Amtrak service on Google Transit
The Coast Starlight Amtrak service, which runs between Seattle, Washington and Los Angeles, California, launched on Google Transit recently. As far as I can tell, additional other rail services, besides five regional Amtrak services already launched, have not been added … Continue reading