ride finding service on metro's website

bikinʹ_man · PostMar 28, 2006#12006-03-28T16:15+00:00

metro will have a new service aviable next month. similar to what is done in chicago, just type in two adresses and instead of driving directions(whcih driving blows anyway), you get transit directions!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/s ... enDocument

cityboy · PostMar 28, 2006#22006-03-28T17:57+00:00

And how does that help the poor tourist from out of town standing at a cold bus stop/metrolink platform?

Now that we actually have a system map they need to be posted at each stop with systemwide timetables otherwise it's useless. Telling visitors to go online or to the convention center to get a paper map is simply unacceptable.

stlmike · PostMar 29, 2006#32006-03-29T00:14+00:00

Maybe not for tourists, but hey- people new to city living and public transit in general will use it. I will tell you that when I first got to Chicago and was really perplexed by all the bus lines I used it a great deal. I bet a lot of people don't use it out of fear of not knowing how to use it and just give up before looking too much into it. It could get people over that initial curb and get some people on the trains and buses.

shadrach · PostMar 29, 2006#42006-03-29T15:43+00:00

just on metro's site and could find it. Am I that blind?

urban elitist · PostMar 29, 2006#52006-03-29T15:47+00:00

^Doesn't roll out until April.

shadrach · PostMar 29, 2006#62006-03-29T16:03+00:00

Not blind just dumb.

As one in the marketing business, it was my assumption it was live because the press release/news articles (should) coincide with the launch.

Unless they're going to do a bigger PR blitz, I bet a lot of people went to the site and, like most things with Metro, were disappointed.

bikinʹ_man · PostApr 17, 2006#72006-04-17T14:42+00:00

it's up now. they even revamped thier website.

http://www.metrostlouis.org/

urban elitist · PostApr 17, 2006#82006-04-17T15:17+00:00

OMG their website is no longer confusing! Way to go Metro!

Now if only Fox 2 would take a look at this site....

bellevegas · PostApr 18, 2006#92006-04-18T06:10+00:00

The whole website really is fabulous now. The tripfinder feature is especially amazing, because it can even give you a choice between different routes or different amounts of walking between transfers (unlike Google Maps, etc).

publiceye · PostMay 02, 2006#102006-05-02T14:43+00:00

Ready to ride a bus?

mayorslay.com has a podcast this week with a veteran bus rider, who discusses the pro's, con's, how's, and why's of riding buses in St. Louis. . .

Urban blogger Joe Frank interviewed on bus riding on mayorslay.com.