Detour information for transit appearing in Google Maps

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 if this is being tested for other agencies?

Agency name and URL in one: marintransit.org

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 web-address and the service name. One of the reasons this works so well is that, […]

Google Maps 5.7 for Android adds Transit Navigation (beta)

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 notifies them when to get off, either to tranfer or to arrive at their destination. […]