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OT - Google Maps: Interesting Feature

Posted On September 25, 2008 7:18 PM By Phil in Other

Don't know if this is new or not, or maybe new to us here in New Jersey, but as I was trying to find directions to 360|Flex Camp - New Jersey using Google Maps, I noticed a "Also Available: Public Transit" link. After clicking on it, I got a combination of bus/rail/light-rail routes to take as well as the option on changing arrival time/day. Pretty neat stuff. I do think I will be doing a little NJ Transit hopscotch tomorrow, especially since the whether could turn a 2 hour drive into double or more. Anyways, it's a pretty nice feature to have to show some alternative ways to get to a destination instead of driving.

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Hey Phil, you will have to let me know how this 360|Flex Camp is. I was hoping to go but have other obligations this weekend.

# By Nathan Mische | 9/25/08 10:44 PM

Yeah... just hit up http://www.google.com/transit to get the main public transportation site. I'm pretty sure they've been testing this for a while, but I know that they just added NYC (partnership with MTA) officially this week. I'm guessing the NJTransit stuff is fairly new as well. Very nice though.

# By Mark | 9/26/08 12:02 AM

@Mark: I had heard about MTA, but thought it was in Beta, like everything at Google, ;). Just knowing NJT, I"m shocked they were so quick to join in!

# By Phil Duba | 9/26/08 8:13 PM

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