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 express these preferences for transit directions in Google Maps. Users may click the “show options” […]
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 feature. The new information presented is simple. It doesn’t take up much space in the […]
Check it out… now, when you search for a location at google.com, if the location is found in Google Maps, and transit data is available for nearby service (read: on Google Transit and publishing Google Transit Feed Spec data), the search results also return the nearest transit stop. It’s harder to imagine a more subtle […]