Google Transit Now In Beta

KIondike writes "Google's introduced Google Transit, a new Lab product where users (or, "people") can map trips around their city using public transit. From the Google Blog: 'With it, commuters will be able to easily access public transit schedules, routes, and plan trips using their local public transportation options. This first release covers only the Portland, Oregon metro area, but we are working to expand our coverage very soon.' The amount of data they give seems very comprehensive, including time you'll spend walking to the bus or subway, and the amount of money it would cost compared to driving."

Comments

For those in or around London, England

[jb.hl.com]

Transport for London Journey Planner

Quite cool; allows you to plot a journey on several different types of public transport. Even includes the amount of time it takes to walk to the station, which makes it really really useful.

It's not exactly a new idea

[Hektor_Troy]

It does have some new ideas, like price compared to driving, but otherwise it's not.

The Danish site Rejseplanen covers all public transportation in Denmark, from anywhere to anywhere, including address to address, along with estimated times for walking from Point A to Stop B.

As for people entering data into it? Well, that's also new compared to Rejseplanen, but why would you need it, when the site has access to every single itinerary in the country?

Re:Good lord

[generic-man]

If by Google you mean Yahoo!, then no, there's nothing Google can't do.

(English guide to aforementioned service)