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Re: Citymapper

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Post by larrymyers »

andybak wrote: post #27
larrymyers wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

As long as a public transportation organization can expose their data as GTFS, then most transit applications should be able to provide routing. https://developers.google.com/transit This is what the CTA and Metra do in Chicago. Even Metra, not known for it's technical prowess, provides a GTFS realtime feed.

I don't think that's what the person you were replying to was asking. More "how do they get the data from cities that don't want to give it to app vendors like Google"

If it's public transportation and run by a local government and the transit data isn't publicly available, then it's likely matter of civic engagement and using your power as a voter to make it happen.

Re: Citymapper

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Post by 02thoeva »

Brakenshire wrote: post #18
egwor wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I once used it in Berlin (I'm not from Berlin) when there were unexpected line closures/delays. I could explain to the locals what was going on and the best routes to use. That was simply using the app. It had more info than the local staff/info screens.

I used it in New York, and it also knew about line closures which other apps weren’t aware of. One thing it’s bad at (ironically because it was made in London) is the data model for Tube stations, it seems to think a Tube station is a point, whereas they often sprawl underground over large distances. It doesn’t have much of a concept that you can be walking for 10 minutes to connect between lines, and will make dodgy…

The app certainly does take into account transfer times between lines. If you also require accessible transport it'll further take into account the transfer times by measuring the amount of lifts you need to take.

Re: Citymapper

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Post by maest »

jedimastert wrote: post #10

Currently in my home town for the holidays, but I'll take a look see when I get back to Boston after the new year. There's an app called "Transit" that does something that looks similar, I'll compare them.

Thanks for letting us know.

Re: Citymapper

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Post by elcomet »

david_p wrote: post #7

Everyone uses this is Paris by now. They are especially gaining traction in the last weeks since people use it to know how to reach a place despite all the strikes via whatever means of transportations are currently working. Integrating real time city bikes data and real time bus times is the killer feature for such a situation.

Agreed, they give better results than official apps (that tell you to take metros that are not currently driving because of the strike).

Re: Citymapper

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Post by cdubzzz »

There is also Transit, which I have used and liked for about a year now — https://transit.app/

I use it in Seattle and have found it to be very accurate and (most of the time) fast. I have a mildy annoying commute where I often need or want to switch buses and I have to quickly look up if a particular route goes where I am going. Transit has been good for that (in addition to regular point A to point B stuff).

Re: Citymapper

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Post by manigandham »

pythux wrote: post #2

Wow that looks really useful, I did not know of this app. Did anyone here on HN use it successfully? Having a single app to allow navigating cities and buying tickets is something I have been wishing for lately (especially in cities where there is no way to buy tickets either online or via an app).

In large urban cities, it's the best app available and far superior to Google Maps.

Multiple transit options with real-time info, delays, prices, and solid offline support. Shows exactly where you are on your trip in terms of signs and stops. Also has little details like which exit facing which direction to leave when getting out at a station which makes all the difference.

Re: Citymapper

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Post by blowski »

orf wrote: post #28

City mapper is used extensively in London, it’s really really good. They are/where expanding into some form of Citymapper busses which is really interesting. I had the chance to interview there, but I was put off by the absolutely terrible Glassdoor reviews[1] including consistent reports about the CEO and the internal culture. Given that, I’m not too hopeful about the future of Citymapper. Right now they have a head…

> I was put off by the absolutely terrible Glassdoor reviews[1] including consistent reports about the CEO and the internal culture

I'm genuinely surprised by that. I knew a couple of people who worked there, and both said they loved working there.

Re: Citymapper

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Post by stereobit »

orf wrote: post #28

City mapper is used extensively in London, it’s really really good. They are/where expanding into some form of Citymapper busses which is really interesting. I had the chance to interview there, but I was put off by the absolutely terrible Glassdoor reviews[1] including consistent reports about the CEO and the internal culture. Given that, I’m not too hopeful about the future of Citymapper. Right now they have a head…

I had the same experience years ago.

Re: Citymapper

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Post by noname120 »

elcomet wrote: post #35
david_p wrote: post #7

Everyone uses this is Paris by now. They are especially gaining traction in the last weeks since people use it to know how to reach a place despite all the strikes via whatever means of transportations are currently working. Integrating real time city bikes data and real time bus times is the killer feature for such a situation.

Agreed, they give better results than official apps (that tell you to take metros that are not currently driving because of the strike).

I have a different experience. Just yesterday Google Maps and Citymapper advertized me trips with transports that didn't run (lines N and U) because of the strikes. The official app Transilien only provided me trips that actually existed.
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