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Really cool but I'm not sure what's to be gained by it being 3d? If I were to use this as a daily utility it'd happen on my phone while out and about, so I imagine all the rendering could be a critical loss of performance for such a use case. Also seems like an overly complicated way to organize such a dense amount of information? At least a toggle between 2d/3d would be good
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I live in West Seattle so the light rail rarely works for me, even to the airport. Recently I met some friends in the U District and the train was actually a viable option. I was floored by how convenient it was. I can't wait for the network to expand further. Would be nice if the SoDo station had any kind of weather shelter...
There used to be an express route straight from the junction to SeaTac, but it looks like you have to take line c, transfer, and it takes an hour now. It is too bad, since west Seattle is really close to the airport by car. I live in Ballard, and we are both waiting until the late 2030s for light rail (at least according to the current schedule).
In the summer when the weather is nice I can ride my motorcycle to SeaTac and get free parking, assuming I am only traveling with a backpack.
I think the West Seattle light rail is scheduled to open in 2032 so "only" a decade away. I guess the East Link opens next (this?!) year which will make Bellevue closer but I'm not sure that will do anything for me.
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There used to be an express route straight from the junction to SeaTac, but it looks like you have to take line c, transfer, and it takes an hour now. It is too bad, since west Seattle is really close to the airport by car. I live in Ballard, and we are both waiting until the late 2030s for light rail (at least according to the current schedule).
I used to live in the Alaska Junction so that was easier to get around the city. Now I live in Alki so I have to take the 50 to the Junction. I can take the 50 direct to the SoDo rail station so I don't bother with a transfer to the C if I want to catch a train. The train is fine on the way to the airport but I never trust the bus to be there on the way home. The SoDO station has no weather protection so I end up hir…
Really cool but I'm not sure what's to be gained by it being 3d? If I were to use this as a daily utility it'd happen on my phone while out and about, so I imagine all the rendering could be a critical loss of performance for such a use case. Also seems like an overly complicated way to organize such a dense amount of information? At least a toggle between 2d/3d would be good
agreed, not very usable on phone, just tried, seems you can't change angle
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I used to live in the Alaska Junction so that was easier to get around the city. Now I live in Alki so I have to take the 50 to the Junction. I can take the 50 direct to the SoDo rail station so I don't bother with a transfer to the C if I want to catch a train. The train is fine on the way to the airport but I never trust the bus to be there on the way home. The SoDO station has no weather protection so I end up hir…
The bus that goes from west Seattle to SeaTac also goes to downtown Bellevue (via Renton), it still might actually be faster than the east link. It’s one of those weird routes I’ve had to rely on since my aunt has lived near the junction since the late 80s (though the 560 started in the 00s) and I stayed at hotels in Bellevue when working for Microsoft.
When I worked over there my office was in Mercer Slough so it was easy to drive. Maybe next week I will take the bus over there and have lunch at one of the old favorites.
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The bus that goes from west Seattle to SeaTac also goes to downtown Bellevue (via Renton), it still might actually be faster than the east link. It’s one of those weird routes I’ve had to rely on since my aunt has lived near the junction since the late 80s (though the 560 started in the 00s) and I stayed at hotels in Bellevue when working for Microsoft.
Weird, I’ll keep that in mind. I almost never need to go to Bellevue anymore and when I do I just drive. When I worked over there my office was in Mercer Slough so it was easy to drive. Maybe next week I will take the bus over there and have lunch at one of the old favorites.
Mass transit becomes much more useful if all that waiting could be reduced. Especially when a transfer or two is needed.
One of my favorite counter-intuitive things about mass transit is that well-designed transfers tend to reduce overall travel time for everyone, even without timed transfers: https://humantransit.org/2009/04/why-transferring-is-good-fo...
Really cool but I'm not sure what's to be gained by it being 3d? If I were to use this as a daily utility it'd happen on my phone while out and about, so I imagine all the rendering could be a critical loss of performance for such a use case. Also seems like an overly complicated way to organize such a dense amount of information? At least a toggle between 2d/3d would be good
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/235344/tokyo-metro
But yes, 2D would probably be easier to navigate. 3D is more fun. Maybe that's the point, and the challenge of building it.