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What are your favorite apps for public transit and bike navigation? (pawb.social)

submitted 3 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I use Transit, but I'm always curious what else is out there, particularly for bike navigation on protected bike lanes.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Honestly? I just use Google Maps. It prioritizes putting me on protected bike lanes and even shows me on my route where I'd be protected, just in a painted bike lane, or amongst cars.

I've never been unhappy with Google Maps public transit

[–] [email protected] 1 points 22 hours ago

We used Google maps today, but it put us on an actual stroad with sharrows. Five lane, 35 mph road. We uncomfortably rode on the sidewalk. On the way back, our group noticed that there was a large bike lane on the other side of the road that Google didn't use, and that it kept us on car lanes, not safer power center parking lots and all that.

Somewhat disheartening, unfortunately. :/

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Google Maps is convenient, yes. But I've been trying to de-Google my life recently, and finding alternative map programs has been difficult.

I was using OsmAnd~ for a while, then switched to Organic Maps. Just recently, I've switched to CoMaps, since Organic Maps started including affiliate links and could potentially be harvesting user data to sell.

It's always a struggle, trying to find free open-source software (FOSS) that provides a reliable service without collecting your information.

EDIT: As part of my de-Googling, I've been trying to find software through F-Droid instead of the Google Play store, since Google can potentially track my apps and their data usage through their store. CoMaps is available on F-Droid.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

Totally agree! I love this effort, but haven't been able to switch off of Google Maps yet since I don't find them to work as well for public transit