Comments on: Plan Your Public Transit Route with HopStop http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/15/public-transit-with-hopstop/ Startup and Technology News Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:50:55 -0800 hourly 1 By: Hopstop Jumps Onto iPhone App Bandwagon That Is Driven By Google Maps | Sydney Web Design http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/15/public-transit-with-hopstop/comment-page-1/#comment-2619615 Hopstop Jumps Onto iPhone App Bandwagon That Is Driven By Google Maps | Sydney Web Design Mon, 09 Feb 2009 01:12:01 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/15/public-transit-with-hopstop/#comment-2619615 [...] the past, Hopstop was ahead of competitor Google Transit in terms of providing transit info for a widespread amount of metropolitan areas but Google has [...] [...] the past, Hopstop was ahead of competitor Google Transit in terms of providing transit info for a widespread amount of metropolitan areas but Google has [...]

]]> By: Hopstop Jumps Onto iPhone App Bandwagon That Is Driven By Google Maps http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/15/public-transit-with-hopstop/comment-page-1/#comment-2618927 Hopstop Jumps Onto iPhone App Bandwagon That Is Driven By Google Maps Sat, 07 Feb 2009 22:24:37 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/15/public-transit-with-hopstop/#comment-2618927 [...] the past, Hopstop was ahead of competitor Google Transit in terms of providing transit info for a widespread amount of metropolitan areas but Google has [...] [...] the past, Hopstop was ahead of competitor Google Transit in terms of providing transit info for a widespread amount of metropolitan areas but Google has [...]

]]> By: Wai Yip Tung http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/15/public-transit-with-hopstop/comment-page-1/#comment-1404506 Wai Yip Tung Thu, 31 May 2007 23:28:15 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/15/public-transit-with-hopstop/#comment-1404506 HopStop is a joke for San Francisco. It only knows about rails transit. Interesting this includes cable car, which costs $5 and is used mostly by tourists. You'll find it making ridiculous suggestion. Instead of taking a direct bus, it suggest a round about route that uses cable car for a few blocks and then ask you to walk 20 minutes to your real destination. The transit planner at 511.org on the other hand does an excellent job and find routes and making trip time estimation. http://transit.511.org/tripplanner/index.asp HopStop is a joke for San Francisco. It only knows about rails transit. Interesting this includes cable car, which costs $5 and is used mostly by tourists. You’ll find it making ridiculous suggestion. Instead of taking a direct bus, it suggest a round about route that uses cable car for a few blocks and then ask you to walk 20 minutes to your real destination.

The transit planner at 511.org on the other hand does an excellent job and find routes and making trip time estimation.

http://transit....anner/index.asp

]]> By: pallet jack http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/15/public-transit-with-hopstop/comment-page-1/#comment-1379902 pallet jack Wed, 16 May 2007 15:01:47 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/15/public-transit-with-hopstop/#comment-1379902 This should be nation wide already ... - what is the hold up? This should be nation wide already …

– what is the hold up?

]]> By: Rachel http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/15/public-transit-with-hopstop/comment-page-1/#comment-1379881 Rachel Wed, 16 May 2007 14:48:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/15/public-transit-with-hopstop/#comment-1379881 If you're hoping for a good commute you'll wanna live here:http://listafterlist.com/tabid/57/listid/1022//Top+10+Cities+with+the+Best+Commute.aspx or if you enjoy sitting in traffic for hours, live here (maybe you already do): http://listafterlist.com/tabid/57/listid/1023//Top+10+Cities+with+the+Worst+Commute.aspx If you’re hoping for a good commute you’ll wanna live here:http://listafterlist.com/tabid/57/listid/1022//Top+10+Cities+with+the+Best+Commute.aspx
or if you enjoy sitting in traffic for hours, live here (maybe you already do): http://listafte...st+Commute.aspx

]]> By: patricia http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/15/public-transit-with-hopstop/comment-page-1/#comment-1378942 patricia Wed, 16 May 2007 02:43:25 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/15/public-transit-with-hopstop/#comment-1378942 Brilliant! They should merge with Yelp. Brilliant! They should merge with Yelp.

]]> By: kamla bhatt http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/15/public-transit-with-hopstop/comment-page-1/#comment-1378812 kamla bhatt Wed, 16 May 2007 00:50:30 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/15/public-transit-with-hopstop/#comment-1378812 This is a realy great servie for a place like New York, where everybody seems to prefer the subways to buses or walking. I have been using HopStop for sometime now to get directions for a bus ride or just walk down to my destination instead of taking the train. However, I found a glitch in HopStop...not sure if it is something to do with my browser...I am unable to type the address...instead I have to resort to clicking on the interactive map, which at times does not give me the right starting or ending point. Has anybody else noticed this glitch or is it just me? Thanks! Kamla This is a realy great servie for a place like New York, where everybody seems to prefer the subways to buses or walking. I have been using HopStop for sometime now to get directions for a bus ride or just walk down to my destination instead of taking the train.

However, I found a glitch in HopStop…not sure if it is something to do with my browser…I am unable to type the address…instead I have to resort to clicking on the interactive map, which at times does not give me the right starting or ending point. Has anybody else noticed this glitch or is it just me?

Thanks!

Kamla

]]> By: Joey Z http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/15/public-transit-with-hopstop/comment-page-1/#comment-1378601 Joey Z Tue, 15 May 2007 22:13:28 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/15/public-transit-with-hopstop/#comment-1378601 Great idea, but horrendous accuracy. my commute would take me three hours for a half-hour ride if I listened to them. Great idea, but horrendous accuracy. my commute would take me three hours for a half-hour ride if I listened to them.

]]> By: Kate Redburn http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/15/public-transit-with-hopstop/comment-page-1/#comment-1378564 Kate Redburn Tue, 15 May 2007 21:50:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/15/public-transit-with-hopstop/#comment-1378564 I love hopstop in New York, but as a native San Franciscan I've been disappointed with the advice it gave. A great service for tourists and newcomers, but locals always know best. I love hopstop in New York, but as a native San Franciscan I’ve been disappointed with the advice it gave. A great service for tourists and newcomers, but locals always know best.

]]> By: Free Dating Site http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/15/public-transit-with-hopstop/comment-page-1/#comment-1378324 Free Dating Site Tue, 15 May 2007 19:28:44 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/15/public-transit-with-hopstop/#comment-1378324 Nice service Nice service

]]> By: GermanQR http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/15/public-transit-with-hopstop/comment-page-1/#comment-1378295 GermanQR Tue, 15 May 2007 19:06:26 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/15/public-transit-with-hopstop/#comment-1378295 Madrid also has a trip planner, which works perfectly by the way. It's @ http://www.ctm-madrid.es/ Cheers Madrid also has a trip planner, which works perfectly by the way. It’s @

http://www.ctm-madrid.es/

Cheers

]]> By: sarah http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/15/public-transit-with-hopstop/comment-page-1/#comment-1378271 sarah Tue, 15 May 2007 18:48:08 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/15/public-transit-with-hopstop/#comment-1378271 Absolutely useless until it includes time information. I could miss a whole day waiting for the 33 Stanyan. I'll stick with Nextbus for now. Absolutely useless until it includes time information. I could miss a whole day waiting for the 33 Stanyan. I’ll stick with Nextbus for now.

]]> By: Roggy http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/15/public-transit-with-hopstop/comment-page-1/#comment-1378259 Roggy Tue, 15 May 2007 18:31:39 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/15/public-transit-with-hopstop/#comment-1378259 I tried 3 different boston routes and only one was accurate. The MBTA website is surprisingly good and uses a google maps mashup for trip directions. Way better than any city I've seen... Still doesn't compensate for what's probably the worst run subway system in the US. They need few web designers and more competent bus drivers! I tried 3 different boston routes and only one was accurate. The MBTA website is surprisingly good and uses a google maps mashup for trip directions. Way better than any city I’ve seen… Still doesn’t compensate for what’s probably the worst run subway system in the US. They need few web designers and more competent bus drivers!

]]> By: J Arthur http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/15/public-transit-with-hopstop/comment-page-1/#comment-1378231 J Arthur Tue, 15 May 2007 18:06:28 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/15/public-transit-with-hopstop/#comment-1378231 I agree that it is best to use the local sites. I tried it for Chicago and the commute was an hour longer than necessary. I agree that it is best to use the local sites. I tried it for Chicago and the commute was an hour longer than necessary.

]]> By: Tracy Sheridan http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/15/public-transit-with-hopstop/comment-page-1/#comment-1378210 Tracy Sheridan Tue, 15 May 2007 17:45:49 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/15/public-transit-with-hopstop/#comment-1378210 I *love* HotStop, and use it daily when I'm in NYC. Best one out there, IMO. I *love* HotStop, and use it daily when I’m in NYC. Best one out there, IMO.

]]> By: Eric http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/15/public-transit-with-hopstop/comment-page-1/#comment-1378198 Eric Tue, 15 May 2007 17:29:18 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/15/public-transit-with-hopstop/#comment-1378198 Good idea, but half-baked - at least in San Francisco. Based on 3 routes which I increasingly tailored towards bus routes, the site has no knowledge yet of bus routes in San Francisco. It only knows about MUNI, street cars, and cable cars. The site kept telling me to walk to the nearest street or cable car. In other words, useless for now. Good idea, but half-baked – at least in San Francisco. Based on 3 routes which I increasingly tailored towards bus routes, the site has no knowledge yet of bus routes in San Francisco. It only knows about MUNI, street cars, and cable cars.

The site kept telling me to walk to the nearest street or cable car. In other words, useless for now.

]]> By: oren http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/15/public-transit-with-hopstop/comment-page-1/#comment-1378186 oren Tue, 15 May 2007 17:23:32 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/15/public-transit-with-hopstop/#comment-1378186 HopStop works great on most PDA's and smartphones, but more often than not, you'll need to check your route BEFORE you go into the subway... HopStop works great on most PDA’s and smartphones, but more often than not, you’ll need to check your route BEFORE you go into the subway…

]]> By: rdc http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/15/public-transit-with-hopstop/comment-page-1/#comment-1378129 rdc Tue, 15 May 2007 16:33:23 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/15/public-transit-with-hopstop/#comment-1378129 The NYC MTA has its own trip planner available at http://travel.mtanyct.info - I prefer it to Hopstop myself. The NYC MTA has its own trip planner available at http://travel.mtanyct.info – I prefer it to Hopstop myself.

]]> By: Gal Josefsberg http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/15/public-transit-with-hopstop/comment-page-1/#comment-1378126 Gal Josefsberg Tue, 15 May 2007 16:30:48 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/15/public-transit-with-hopstop/#comment-1378126 What a great service. I like public transit but it's a bit of a nightmare here in the SF bay area. Too many agencies that don't coordinate their services means I have to look at multiple schedules if I want to get anywhere. This makes it a lot easier. Thank you for showing me this site. GJ http://www.60in3.com What a great service. I like public transit but it’s a bit of a nightmare here in the SF bay area. Too many agencies that don’t coordinate their services means I have to look at multiple schedules if I want to get anywhere. This makes it a lot easier.

Thank you for showing me this site.

GJ
http://www.60in3.com

]]> By: anonymouse http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/15/public-transit-with-hopstop/comment-page-1/#comment-1378082 anonymouse Tue, 15 May 2007 15:35:41 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/15/public-transit-with-hopstop/#comment-1378082 clever, but most cities have their own transit planning tools, which I'd trust the accuracy of first. but hopstop does have some interesting bells and whistles, and if they can clean up their directions a bit I like the idea of having transit planning in one place (especially for visiting new cities). expanding internationally would be great - it's not always easy to pick up a foreign cities subway system. clever, but most cities have their own transit planning tools, which I’d trust the accuracy of first. but hopstop does have some interesting bells and whistles, and if they can clean up their directions a bit I like the idea of having transit planning in one place (especially for visiting new cities). expanding internationally would be great – it’s not always easy to pick up a foreign cities subway system.

]]> By: Priya http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/15/public-transit-with-hopstop/comment-page-1/#comment-1378081 Priya Tue, 15 May 2007 15:33:32 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/15/public-transit-with-hopstop/#comment-1378081 What happened to TC ? We are using Hopstop for the past 2 years. I guess TC is for startups but this is very late news for us anyhow. What happened to TC ? We are using Hopstop for the past 2 years. I guess TC is for startups but this is very late news for us anyhow.

]]> By: Ryan http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/15/public-transit-with-hopstop/comment-page-1/#comment-1378079 Ryan Tue, 15 May 2007 15:30:10 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/15/public-transit-with-hopstop/#comment-1378079 In San Francisco, 511.org is king of public transit planning. Works great from mobile devices, which, for me, is how it got its most use. In San Francisco, 511.org is king of public transit planning. Works great from mobile devices, which, for me, is how it got its most use.

]]> By: RyanBarrett http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/15/public-transit-with-hopstop/comment-page-1/#comment-1378032 RyanBarrett Tue, 15 May 2007 14:43:35 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/15/public-transit-with-hopstop/#comment-1378032 I love transit... okay, I'm a little obsessed actually. Especially with the robotic-type voices on subways - ex. "Stand clear of the CLOSING doors, please!" and "Descend a gauche. Please get off the train to your left..." Anyway, what I think is really neat about HopStop is the 360 photos. Even if the directions aren't on point 100% of the time, it's great to be able to visualize your destination with milestones and all. I think that's an awesome, unique touch. I love transit… okay, I’m a little obsessed actually. Especially with the robotic-type voices on subways – ex. “Stand clear of the CLOSING doors, please!” and “Descend a gauche. Please get off the train to your left…”

Anyway, what I think is really neat about HopStop is the 360 photos. Even if the directions aren’t on point 100% of the time, it’s great to be able to visualize your destination with milestones and all. I think that’s an awesome, unique touch.

]]> By: Brett http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/15/public-transit-with-hopstop/comment-page-1/#comment-1378017 Brett Tue, 15 May 2007 14:25:53 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/15/public-transit-with-hopstop/#comment-1378017 I've been using Hopstop for a few years now and it truly makes my life easier. I don't know why every site doesn't link up in some way to its directions service. For example, Zagat's or CitySearch. I would have no clue how to get to Corner Bistro in the West Village or to some place like Landmarc in Tribeca if it weren't for Hopstop. And the timing is always dead-on. I'm a notorious under-estimator of how long it will take me to meet someone and Hopstop enables me to be on time because I don't need to do the estimating :) I’ve been using Hopstop for a few years now and it truly makes my life easier. I don’t know why every site doesn’t link up in some way to its directions service. For example, Zagat’s or CitySearch.

I would have no clue how to get to Corner Bistro in the West Village or to some place like Landmarc in Tribeca if it weren’t for Hopstop.

And the timing is always dead-on. I’m a notorious under-estimator of how long it will take me to meet someone and Hopstop enables me to be on time because I don’t need to do the estimating :)

]]> By: Matt http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/15/public-transit-with-hopstop/comment-page-1/#comment-1377992 Matt Tue, 15 May 2007 14:05:44 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/15/public-transit-with-hopstop/#comment-1377992 JP - Here in NYC, Hopstop incorporates service interruptions / changes and I've relied on them in the past when things get all out of whack on the weekends. JP – Here in NYC, Hopstop incorporates service interruptions / changes and I’ve relied on them in the past when things get all out of whack on the weekends.

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