Santa Monica Wants Google Transit!

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Whereas, we ride transit regularly and would benefit from better schedule information or would ride transit more often if schedule information were easier to access.

Whereas, many of us use Google Maps to locate businesses, and find driving, biking, walking, or transit directions, and we find this interface familiar and easy to use.

Whereas, Google Maps for Mobile is available for or included with the four leading smart phone operating systems: Android, Blackberry OS, iOS, and WebOS.

Whereas, the unavailability of Big Blue Bus directions on Google Transit creates unnecessary confusion for transit riders who use Big Blue Bus.

We hereby request the following:

1) That by 10/30/10, Santa Monica Big Blue Bus commit to and publicize a date by which its scheduling data will be available on Google Maps (Google Transit); and,
2) The Santa Monica Big Blue Bus publicize its progression through the steps needed to migrate its data to the GTFS format, reach a licensing agreement with Google, upload the data to Google, test the data, and make the data available to users of Google Maps for Mobile or the Google Maps Web Site.

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  • Juan Matute
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    • I find Google Transit incredibly easy to use
  • Matthew Vogel
  • Matthew Ballard
  • Jeremy Swirsley
  • Ian Garrett
  • Kaya
  • Sirinya Tritipeskul
  • Ava Lau
  • Eric
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    • Hot dang -- you've got Metro beat to rights everywhere else, so why aren't you on Google Transit yet?
  • Maciek Kolodziejczak
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  • Daveed Kapoor
  • David Murphy
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    • Big Blue Bus might as well not exist for frequent users of Google Transit, like me, who depend on Google Maps applications on their phones for bus times. It's frustrating to me you're not yet on there
  • Leslie Tamaribuchi
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    • I travel between mid city LA and Santa Monica regularly, often via Big Blue Bus. Google transit has made public transit accessible to me in a way it never was before. I expect progressive SaMo transit to participate in this transit access-extending service.
  • Olia Lamar
  • John Gahbauer
  • Brad Brauer
  • james choi
  • Chaffee
  • Joel Epstein
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    • With an office in Santa Monica, it's the least Google can do for Big Blue Bus riders
  • Rachel Stevenson
  • Niall Huffman
  • Jessica Aldridge
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  • Gary Kavanagh
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    • I've been on them a lot about this. Was told 2 months ago it would be weeks. I asked again and said "early semptember", it was supposed to happen a year ago. What the hell?
  • Eddie Isaacs
  • Darrell Clarke
  • Andy Lipkis
  • Zachary Strom
  • Jessica Bonham
  • Chewie
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    • It's time to get this done.
  • Alex de Cordoba
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    • Do It!
  • Michael Ho
  • Melina Larson
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    • Currently, Google transit only tells people about Metro lines. This is almost never the quickest way to get there if you're on the west side. Get Big Blue Bus options in front of more eyeballs and you'll increase ridership.
  • Alec Mitchell
  • Laura Borsecnik
  • Josh DiCarlo
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    • It's time to join the present, Big Blue. This is how we get our directions in 2010 and the longer you wait to get on-board, the less people are going to use your service.
  • David Kriske
  • Matthew Blaschko
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  • Evan Garcia
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    • Santa Monica resident
  • Devin Lussier
  • Joseph M Eisenberg M.D.
  • Joseph Pileri
  • Jeremy mage
  • Carter Rubin
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    • I am a daily BBB rider and would benefit immesurably from Google Transit for BBB. Thank you.
  • Thomas Miller
  • Charles Carter
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    • It's time to do the 'ride' thing and get on board with Google Transit
  • Luchino Castagno
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    • I would be much more likely to take the BBB if it was on Google transit.
  • Diane Childs
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    • Google Transit is available when BBB staff are not (among many reasons to get on board with this)
  • Avygail Sanchez
  • Eric Bruins
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    • BBB won't be on my radar until it comes up on Google directions.
  • Zoe Elizabeth
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    • Google transit is essential for convenient travel!!