The Twin Cities has many great things, but transit hasn't been among them since we lost our trams in the 30s.
The good news is we're extending our light rail system, and gas prices are being very helpful.
Still, it's no surprise Google Transit hasn't gotten to our area yet. On the other hand, they've done Montreal:
It would be nice if they were to add bicycle routes as well.
Ok, it would be extremely nice. Minneapolis has the best bicycle transit system of any snowy city in North America, and is probably #2 or #3 by any criteria. It would be wonderful to see that appear in our Google transit maps.
I think I heard gas break $4/gallon today ...
Update 6/5/08: Per comments, we'll be getting coverage in the TC's this summer! Yay! No bike routes yet, but that's gotta come soon. I suspect Google people like bikes ...
The good news is we're extending our light rail system, and gas prices are being very helpful.
Still, it's no surprise Google Transit hasn't gotten to our area yet. On the other hand, they've done Montreal:
Beaconsfield, QC, Canada to Lucien-L'Allier, Canada - Google MapsThe integration is very elegant -- you see pt-to-pt route by multiple modalities. The mobile version has transit as well.
It would be nice if they were to add bicycle routes as well.
Ok, it would be extremely nice. Minneapolis has the best bicycle transit system of any snowy city in North America, and is probably #2 or #3 by any criteria. It would be wonderful to see that appear in our Google transit maps.
I think I heard gas break $4/gallon today ...
Update 6/5/08: Per comments, we'll be getting coverage in the TC's this summer! Yay! No bike routes yet, but that's gotta come soon. I suspect Google people like bikes ...
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According to Bruce Howard Director of Marketing at MetroTransit, that organization is working with Google Transit and expects to be onboard this summer.
No bike route yet though.
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