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Tag Archives: Google Transit
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
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
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
Google Transit feature: number of stops
Google Maps introduced a new feature to transit search results recently. In addition to providing the time duration of a travel leg, the number of stops also appears. Screenshot below. At first, the data nerd in me liked this new … Continue reading
Filling the gaps over the mountains and through the woods
I haven’t posted to the blog much recently because Trillium has been so busy preparing GTFS and adding agencies to Google Transit. Recently, we’ve been part of filling many more of the gaps in Google Transit transit trip planner for … Continue reading
Trillium clients launch on Google Transit
In the last eight weeks or so, several Trillium clients have launched on Google Transit. Redding Area Bus Authority (RABA) was a stakeholder in the Northeastern California Google Transit Feasibility Study. Redding is a micro-urban city in Northern California on … Continue reading
Rural areas and Google Transit: some findings and opportunities for improvement (Part 2, Intercity service)
This post continues a series of posts on Google Transit and issues that arise for agencies and passengers in rural service areas. The first post explains the goals and origins of this discussion. This post addresses that affect longer-distance inter-city … Continue reading
Rural areas and Google Transit: some findings and opportunities for improvement (Part 1, Walking)
UPDATE (26 August 2010): Google Listens! Note that the two examples of non-optimal walking and transit itineraries included in this blog post have been improved in Google Maps. Now, this itinerary in Red Bluff, California, on Tehama Area Rural Express … Continue reading
Northern California Google Transit Feasibility Study and Pilot project
Last month, the Shasta County Regional Transportation Planning Agency accepted Trillium’s Northern California Google Transit Feasibility Study. The document is the culmination of a project begun in January 2009 to pilot rural Northern California transit agencies in Google Transit. Currently, … Continue reading