Googleâ„¢ Transit now available within Googleâ„¢ Maps
Since 2005 a group of engineers from Googleâ„¢ Labs has been working to create a tool for planning trips using mass transit as a 20% project. Recently, Googleâ„¢ announced on their Lat Long Blog that Googleâ„¢ Transit had graduated from the Labs. This means that, while the main transit page is still available, users who search for directions in areas covered by the transit database will have the option to get transit directions instead of the default driving directions.
Currently, Googleâ„¢ transit supports a growing list of cities in the US as well as Japan and China. This looks like a great tool for travelers who often must rely on mass transit to get from point A to point B. It may also help us Americans, who are used to driving everywhere, to consider alternative forms of transportation when available thus helping ease congestion and pollution.
