http://www.metafilter.com/tags/London+bus Posts tagged with 'London' and 'bus' at MetaFilter. Tue, 21 Oct 2008 14:58:07 -0800 Tue, 21 Oct 2008 14:58:07 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/75840/So%2Dyou%2Dditched%2Dyour%2Dcar%2Dheres%2Dhelp%2Dwith%2Dpublic%2Dtransit <a href="http://www.nextbus.com">NextBus</a> uses GPS to tell you the predicted time of the next bus. Google maps show buses in real time, and you can get updates on your phone/PDA. The coverage is limited to certain agencies within the US, so these other sites might be useful: <a href="http://hopstop.com">Hopstop</a> covers subways and buses in NYC, Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, DC, and more. (<a href="http://hopstop.com/pda">mobile version</a>) <a href="http://www.google.com/transit">Google Transit</a> has many US metro areas in addition to Canada, Europe, and Japan. <small>(<a href="http://www.metafilter.com/mefi/70631">previously</a>)</small> Many more locations inside. Other trip planners (mostly mobile):<ul><li><a href="http://tripplanner.mta.info/mobile/">MTA (New York City)</a> <li><a href="http://www.metro.net/default.asp">MTA (Los Angeles)</a> <li><a href="http://mobile.usablenet.com/mt/www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Amtrak/HomePage">Amtrak</a> <li><a href="http://mobile.usablenet.com/mt/www.njtransit.com/hp/hp_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=HomePageTo&un_jtt_redirect">New Jersey Transit</a> <li><a href="http://mobile.usablenet.com/mt/www.mbta.com">MBTA (Boston)</a><li><a href="http://www.wmata.com/tripplanner_d/tripplanner_form_solo.cfm">Washington DC Metropolitan Area Transit Authority</a><li><a href="http://tripsweb.rtachicago.com/">Chicago Regional Transit Authority</a> (CTA, Metra) <li><a href="http://mobile.atltransit.com/">A Train</a> (Atlanta)<li><a href="http://mobile.usablenet.com/mt/www.valleymetro.org">Valley Metro (Phoenix)</a> <li><a href="http://tripplanner.transit.511.org">San Francisco Bay Area 511</a> (BART, Muni Metro, VTA Light Rail, Cable cars, Commuter Rail, buses, ferries) <li>Portland (<a href="http://maps.trimet.org/webtp/map.html">interactive map</a>; <a href="http://developer.trimet.org/index.shtml">roll your own app</a>)<li><a href="http://tripplanner.metrokc.gov/cgi-bin/itin_page.pl?resptype=U">King County Metro Online </a>(Seattle) <li><a href="http://www.torontotripplanner.com/">Toronto </a>(TTC Buses and subways)<li><a href="http://tripplanning.translink.bc.ca/">Vancouver (BC) Translink</a><li><a href="http://www.navitia.com/planner/PlanStarter.aspx?RegionIndex=1">Paris </a>(RER, TGV, Metro, bus, more - in French)<li><a href="http://www.tubeplanner.com/">London Underground and DLR</a> <li> <a href="http://jorudan.co.jp/english/">Norikae-Annei (Tokyo)</a> </li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></ul></li></li></li> tag:metafilter.com,2008:site.75840 Tue, 21 Oct 2008 14:58:07 -0800 amtrak atlanta boston bus chicago dc googlemaps gps london losangeles maps mobile nyc paris phoenix publictransportation sanfrancisco subway tokyo toronto transit transportation tripplanner vancouver desjardins http://www.metafilter.com/64764/15%2D000%2Dmiles%2Dto%2Dgo%2DBy%2Dbus The first <a href="http://www.oz-bus.com/">OzBus</a> left <a href="http://travel.independent.co.uk/news_and_advice/article2970771.ece">London</a> last night. A latter day <a href="http://realtravel.com/united_kingdom-trips-i2480656.html">Magic Bus</a>, the new service will cover 15 000 miles in 12 weeks and cross 20 countries before reaching it's destination. Follow one pasenger's journey <a href="http://ozbusdiaries.blogspot.com/">here</a>. tag:metafilter.com,2007:site.64764 Mon, 17 Sep 2007 03:42:02 -0800 bus hippytrail london longdistancejourney sydney travel brautigan http://www.metafilter.com/55927/Im%2Dsick%2Dof%2Dgod%2Dawful%2Dtinny%2Drap%2Dmusic%2DYou%2Dare%2Dnot%2Dfrom%2Dthe%2Dhood%2Dyou%2Dare%2Dfrom%2DEsher%2Dffs <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/content/articles/2006/10/20/music_buses_feature.shtml">Fed up with their bus journeys being blighted by loud music blaring from phones or MP3 players,</a> Londoners <a href="http://www.hovis21.com/buses.html">strike back</a> - er, by putting up <a href="http://www.hovis21.com/downloads.html">posters</a> at bus stops. Tales of woe and disaster to be found <a href="http://www.hovis21.com/us.html">here</a>. tag:metafilter.com,2006:site.55927 Mon, 30 Oct 2006 23:25:26 -0800 bus buses london music petition uk greycap http://www.metafilter.com/47431/Routemaster%2Dmakes%2Dfinal%2Djourney <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4510410.stm">Routemaster makes final journey.</a> I must be turning into an old sentimental fool: I understand the technical and practical reasons to retire them, yet I think it's sad. tag:metafilter.com,2005:site.47431 Fri, 09 Dec 2005 08:21:33 -0800 bus doubledecker London Routemaster blogenstock http://www.metafilter.com/43312/Major%2DIncident%2Din%2DLondon%2Dreported <a href="http://today.reuters.com/News/newsArticle.aspx?type=topNews&amp;storyID=2005-07-07T090725Z_01_N07268210_RTRIDST_0_NEWS-TRANSPORT-BRITAIN-DC.XML">Major Incident on London Underground</a> reported. Anyone have any further information? tag:metafilter.com,2005:site.43312 Thu, 07 Jul 2005 02:17:05 -0800 bombing bombs brokenlink bus busses england explosions incident london terrorism underground Cobbler