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Let me grab this occassion to draw attention to a lesser known feature of Citymapper (not everywhere alas): it can make a public transit plan augmented by a cab
by chx 7y ago
Let me grab this occassion to draw attention to a lesser known feature of Citymapper (not everywhere alas): it can make a public transit plan augmented by a cab. This is something I have been doing without an app myself at my home city in a very clear demonstration of the "time is money" principle. This is one of the true differentiating capabilities between Citymapper, Moovit and Google Maps, otherwise they would be quite similar.
- petra 7y agoMoovit has audio alerts, which Google Maps doesn't have. It's a valuable feature when riding a bus.
- fastball 7y agoCitymapper has "get off the bus" alerts too.
- kungato 7y agoGoogle Maps has this
- cwhiz 7y agoI actually hate that feature and can’t figure out how to turn it off. It thinks getting me within 1-2 miles of my destination and hailing a car is better than being on a train for 20% longer but being much closer to where I actually want to go. I outright stopped using the app because it’s too annoying to make sure the suggested route doesn’t involving getting off a train and catching a car.
- skrtskrt 7y agoUse the Transit app, it is almost completely focused on city transit only + walking. It suggests ubers and bike shares, but they’re pushed down to the bottom of the options list.
- mFixman 7y agoIt also interfaces with bike shares in some cities. Bike share + train multimodal commutes being the norm is the dream of every modern urbanist.