Improved real-time bus and rail information is now available on the Transit app, Metro’s official trip-planning app for smartphones. Here are the links to get Transit for iPhones and for Android phones. As part of the upgrades, canceled bus and rail trips are now displayed in the app. While Metro [continue reading]
To help riders quickly get the info they need, Metro is announcing a new partnership with the popular Transit app for smartphones and tablets. Transit now becomes Metro’s official app, [continue reading]
Have you noticed Metro’s realtime transit updates on Google Maps? Google soft-launched the new feature last week. If you’re using Google Maps on your smartphone, here’s how it works. After [continue reading]
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There was a question posed on Twitter yesterday: is there an interactive map of the Metro system to help plan trips? The answer: Google Maps, which has both a desktop and mobile version. Both are easy to learn. They’re not bombproof, but I’ve found Google Maps is generally pretty accurate [continue reading]
We’ve known for several months this was coming: the operating system that runs the most recent iPhones and iPads (known as ios6) has been updated with a new maps application. Gone are Google Maps and public transit directions, replaced with a map app by Apple that kicks public transit to [continue reading]
Here is a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by us and the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the Library’s Headlines blog, which you can also access via email subscription or RSS feed. Expo Line: making South L.A. more accessible (Intersections South LA) Photos show the current [continue reading]
