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Google to add transit maps for New York

Google TransitGoogle has been providing Google Maps-based public transit directions for a few years now. If you happen to live in Portland, San Diego, Pittsburgh, or a handful of other cities, that is.

But Bloomberg is reporting that Google Transit is about to add directions for the largest public transportation system in the country: New York City.

Earlier this year, Google added subway stop information to New York City maps. But there was no way to get directions from one stop to another. According to Bloomberg, Google is working with New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority and New Jersey Transit to develop the trip planner.

No word on how long you'll have to wait to get your New York subway directions from Google. In the meantime, you might want to check out HopStop, which recently launched a mobile version of its trip planner. Unlike Google, which currently has routes for smaller cities, Hopstop covers New York, Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, and Washington D.C.

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Google Maps adds public transit info, trip planner

Google Maps transitGoogle's been adding little mass transit icons to their maps for a while. And sure, it's great to be able to look at a map and see that a train or bus stops at an intersection, wouldn't it be nice to know which train or bus?

Google has rolled out the ability to click on a transit icon to get more info about that stop. Data will vary depending on which public transportation system you're looking at.

If you happen to live in one of the dozen cities currently covered, you can also plan trips using the experimental Google Transit. The service doesn't yet cover major cities like New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Washington or Boston (you can use HopStop to plan trips in those cities). But Google Transit looks promising. Not only does it provide step by step instructions for taking public transportation, it also includes the fares.

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