{"id":7500,"date":"2017-12-28T15:46:04","date_gmt":"2017-12-28T22:46:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.parkrag.com\/?p=7500"},"modified":"2017-12-28T15:46:04","modified_gmt":"2017-12-28T22:46:04","slug":"psa-use-google-maps-for-busing-information-instead-of-the-park-city-transit-mystop-mobile-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/v2.parkrag.com\/index.php\/2017\/12\/28\/psa-use-google-maps-for-busing-information-instead-of-the-park-city-transit-mystop-mobile-app\/","title":{"rendered":"PSA: Use Google Maps for busing information instead of the Park City Transit MyStop Mobile App"},"content":{"rendered":"

I still wouldn\u2019t call myself a busing convert, but I had another good experience today. Today I took the Electric Express Bus from the KJ Transit Center to Old Town. There I caught a bus directly to Deer Valley. It probably took 10 more minutes than if I would have driven on my own, but it probably was a wash because the bus dropped me off at Snow Park Lodge (versus walking from the Lot 4 or 5 at DV). The fact the the Electric Express bus comes every 10 minutes makes it work. Without that, there is no way I would be on a bus.<\/p>\n

One of the things that became clear, though, is that unless you\u2019re a regular, figuring out which bus to take is a chore. On my way back I ran into a father and son from Boston. They were trying to head back to PCMR from Main Street. They had found their way to the Old Town Transit Center but barely. Four people had given them bad directions on how to get back to PCMR. I pulled out the trusty MyStop Mobile app and found they could take at the red bus or they could hop on the Electric Express Bus. The red bus would take them directly there, but it wasn\u2019t coming for a while (and they would leant to make sure they were catching it on the way back to PCMR and not to Deer Valley). The Electric Express, coming in a minute, would drop them at Freshies and they would have to walk across the street about 3 minutes to PCMR.<\/p>\n

The father and son hopped on the Electric Express with me but the bus driver had overheard the conversation. She said they should take Red Bus. They asked when it would arrive and she said in 5-10 minutes. They got off and I presume waited. Three minutes later those of us still on the Electric Express stopped at Fresh Market. They would have probably saved themselves 10 minutes on the express, or maybe more, but overall I hope it worked out.<\/p>\n

So, I\u2019m not a bus guy. I don\u2019t know what best in class is in terms of bus timetables. What I do know is that for someone like me, figuring out the bus is hard. I would say that many people I rode with on the bus today would agree that it\u2019s hard to figure out which bus to take. I\u2019ve tried to use the MyStop Mobile app (pushed by Park City Transit) and it is good at showing you where buses are and telling you how late they are. But if you want to figure out which bus to take and when, good luck \u2014 at least from my experience.<\/p>\n

With that in mind, I would recommend using Google Maps<\/a>. Plug in your starting point and destination. Choose the public transport icon and it will tell you exactly what buses to take (by number and color). It will even tell you when you will probably arrive. Iif you are trying to figure out “how do I get from here to there,” it seems invaluable. It\u2019ll also tell you what the cost and time would be with Lyft (hopefully similar to local transportation companies), so you can compare.<\/p>\n

If you are looking for something to help you figure out how to use the bus effectively, we\u2019d strongly suggest you give Google Maps a try.<\/p>\n

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