Transit Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Tip: Use Google Maps as a transit routing provider for Apple Maps

by Michael Grothaus (Dec 20th, 2012)

Now that Google Maps is back on the iPhone, users have plenty of map choices to use. While I prefer Google Maps by a long shot, there are (amazingly) some who like Apple Maps better. Their primary reason: Apple Maps's systemwide integration into iOS. However, a legitimate gripe about Apple ...

Transit apps from Embark and Tapone see big boost in users with iOS 6 launch

by Mike Schramm (Sep 27th, 2012)

Apple's had all kinds of unexpected issues with its brand new Maps app, but when it comes to transit directions we knew well in advance that they wouldn't be included in Maps; when the new app was announced at WWDC, it was clear that third parties would be expected to pick up the slack via ...

Reality doesn't get more real: 2 iPhone views of the NYC subway

by Michael Rose (Jul 16th, 2009)

There are two bits of knowledge that all native New Yorkers are gifted with: where to get "the best" pizza (Grimaldi's on the Brooklyn waterfront, in case you were wondering), and where to stand on the subway platform so as to arrive at the destination station in exactly the right spot to exit ahead ...