By: Goofyy
They should do Switzerland. Most of the entire country is reachable, and you can get inter-city train tickets that include the local transportation.
View ArticleBy: rhymer
According to the London map, in three hours, you couldn't get from Buckingham Palace to Hampstead by pubic transport. Which is weird, as according to many other sources, in three hours you can get from...
View ArticleBy: bottlebrushtree
My uncle always told me never date a woman you have to transfer on the bus to see.
View ArticleBy: enn
I travel from my house in Berkeley (near Ashby) to my office in S.F. in about 40 minutes. That is useful knowledge. That I could get to Lake Merritt in 25 minutes is not. He points out one legitimate...
View ArticleBy: yeoz
I am reminded of this thread over on askme and am disappointed that the site doesn't include all of the various transfers detailed in that thread.
View ArticleBy: mrgrimm
Interesting, but as others said, hardly accurate. when I lived in Philly I basically avoided transferring at all costs. For any two-leg trip I'd just walk the shorter leg. This often works in San...
View ArticleBy: madcaptenor
cjelli: when I lived in Philly I basically avoided transferring at all costs. For any two-leg trip I'd just walk the shorter leg.
View ArticleBy: klangklangston
No LA? Well, that's kind of fair, since you'd have to set the amount of time so high. Cool link, though.
View ArticleBy: crush-onastick
Interesting. The Chicago map is pretty accurate for points from my house. It matches my experience with places which I go to frequently on the bus from home, assuming that there is no waiting at the...
View ArticleBy: flyfsh_peter
Chicago has done it right... now living in Austin, I miss the 13 years when I lived in Chicago without owning a car. Trade offs everywhere- such is life.
View ArticleBy: enn
Yes, it seems a little overly optimistic for Chicago too. But it's fun anyway. If you go to "settings" you can try to correct for time of day a little bit.
View ArticleBy: cjelli
The designer's blog has a post explaining some of the assumptions going into this, which might explain some of the inaccuracies. Notably: "It assumes that you will time your journey in a way that you...
View ArticleBy: blucevalo
San Francisco map: "At most 15 minutes to any point in the highlighted area" (highlighted area being a region that includes the Castro and Mission Bay). BWAHAHAHAHA
View ArticleBy: jacquilynne
That's pretty cool. Though, uh, not necessarily very accurate. There's no way on God's green earth, I could get from my current house to my former job in 57 minutes on transit, not even if I snagged...
View ArticleBy: GuyZero
Has the BART in San Francisco but not the VTA train in San Jose. Too bad. Fun tool.
View ArticleMapping proximity by transit time
Mapnificent shows you how far you can get on public transit (warning: slow to load in some browsers) in a given time in 17 cities around the world. Explanation. Video.
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