02-17-2009, 04:13 PM
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Calgary, AB
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Calgary Transit participates in Google Transit
http://www.calgarytransit.com/html/g...ransit_pr.html
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Calgary Transit, in collaboration with Google, is now providing another trip-planning option to customers with “Transit in Google Maps”. This feature complements the existing trip-planning function already offered by Calgary Transit and used by millions of Calgarians.
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http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&...93177,0.354068
I believe this will make many avid users of the transit system happy. I just can't stand the trip planner that is on calgarytransit.com. About 2-3 months ago I had sent an email to the customer service email asking that they consider joining other North American mass transit systems in joining the Google Transit beta. And finally, here we are now.
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02-17-2009, 04:36 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: not lurking
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Fantastic! I don't use transit a lot, but whenever I do, I find their website absolutely unusable. This almost makes me wish I was using transit. Not quite.
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02-17-2009, 04:45 PM
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Dances with Wolves
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Section 304
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Right on! I was so excited when the iphone upgrade came out that let you see bus and train routes only to be gutted when we weren't included. I just checked it and it works great. Big kudos to calgary transit on this one.
If you thought navigating their trip planner was hard on a pc, try doing it on a phone. Jesus.
Last edited by Russic; 02-17-2009 at 04:51 PM.
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02-17-2009, 06:38 PM
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THE Chuck Storm
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Calgary
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I'm sure Calgary Transit will find a way to charge riders for it as well.
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02-17-2009, 06:43 PM
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Playboy Mansion Poolboy
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Close enough to make a beer run during a TV timeout
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Not what I was hoping for. I was hoping that Calgary Transit would show their route maps on a google maps overlay; so that you could zoom on a certain area, show it to scale, etc.
The map doesn't help much if you can't tell exactly what street the bus is going down.
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02-17-2009, 06:48 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Calgary
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rofl, i just tried it out from my house to the saddledome, starts off with a brisk 22 minute 2k walk from my house to the bus depot, then jump on the 3 bus then connect with the 24 bus. Total time. 1 hour 7 minutes.
The best part? there is a bus stop 50 feet from my house. oh well it's a beta right? Also reading their walking directions, tells me to cross the street to one side at one end, then go back across the same street at the other end.
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02-18-2009, 12:16 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: not lurking
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ken0042
Not what I was hoping for. I was hoping that Calgary Transit would show their route maps on a google maps overlay; so that you could zoom on a certain area, show it to scale, etc.
The map doesn't help much if you can't tell exactly what street the bus is going down.
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You can do that. In your google maps interface, click 'more', and then click 'transit'. It'll show an overlay of all routes and stops. And of course you can click on any stop and bring up data for the stop including next times.
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12-08-2009, 05:18 PM
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My face is a bum!
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This seems to be dead the last few days 
Anyone know it's status? I used it every day, it was way easier to pull up than going through Calgary Transit's site.
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12-08-2009, 06:08 PM
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: hammer of justice crushes you
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GREAT!!
Too bad our transit is still horrible.
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12-08-2009, 06:10 PM
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tromboner
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: where the lattes are
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Originally Posted by hulkrogan
This seems to be dead the last few days
Anyone know it's status? I used it every day, it was way easier to pull up than going through Calgary Transit's site. |
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUU...
let there be caps!
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03-05-2010, 01:34 PM
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: 51.04177 -114.19704
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Just noticed it's down again, the one effing time VW needs to keep my car overnight and I said "no no, I don't need a loaner".... Guess I stand at the bus stop and hope!
as the kids say "FML".
Last edited by amorak; 03-05-2010 at 01:46 PM.
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03-05-2010, 01:36 PM
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Quote:
Originally Posted by amorak
Just noticed it's down again, the one ing time VW needs to keep my car overnight and I said "no no, I don't need a loaner".... Guess I stand at the bus stop and hope!
as the kids say "FML".
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You can try using the CTs much clunkier trip planner.
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03-05-2010, 01:45 PM
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: 51.04177 -114.19704
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Originally Posted by yads
You can try using the CTs much clunkier trip planner.
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I think crying at the bus stop, pushing the homeless around will work better - But I appreciate the advice!
I am sure my lady will prefer that I plan our route home instead of saying " stand here and we'll get on the first bus that comes by - also, punch that meth-head for me while I steal some panhandler's change".
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03-05-2010, 03:54 PM
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Dances with Wolves
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Section 304
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wonder if it's just a random thing or it has something to do with the schedule change next week?
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03-05-2010, 04:43 PM
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Voted for Kodos
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Originally Posted by yads
You can try using the CTs MUCH clunkier trip planner.
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Fixed.
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03-05-2010, 04:59 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Calgary
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i was reading the first post thinking that they upgraded the service, and then I saw the date of the article and then the original post..
Be nice if they could incorporate if it was on time or not, I noticed on my iPhone that google maps now has traffic for calgary on deerfoot.
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03-05-2010, 05:11 PM
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First Line Centre
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In a couple of years, realtime arrival information will be available for the LRT and BRT routes.
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03-06-2010, 12:09 AM
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Playboy Mansion Poolboy
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Close enough to make a beer run during a TV timeout
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^^ Sadly, they already have that in Winnipeg on major stops. Nice LED displays teling you the arrival time of the various buses.
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03-06-2010, 12:52 AM
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First Line Centre
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^Yes. Their BUSwatch system was implemented in 2009. Several other cities have similar systems or will be implementing them soon.
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