really google, is it that difficult?

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I just noticed that google is now offering public transit route on google maps.  But the only form of transportation they are including is the caltrain or bart– hardly useful for getting around within the city.  When I tried pulling directions from the Apple store in the Marina to the Apple store downtown, it suggested I walk 31 blocks. No thanks.

When I was living in NYC in 2005, a no-name company called hopstop.com had figured out this game.  Even the government has been able to pull together 511.org. So why hasn’t the company with so much information and so many smart engineers been able to create a useful product for me to take a bus ‘cross town?

Someone, Google- I’m looking at you, please make a better public transit router. Oh, and if I can send directions to my phone, even better.

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