$6.2 Mi For 311 Too Pricey For MTA, They Pimp 511
(Scroll down for updates) Appeal reporter Chris Roberts, working hard at today's Budget and Finance Committee meeting, just IMed in a kind of disconcerting report:...
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Greg Dewar said:
April 8, 2009 2:43 PM
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Ya know, Mayor Newsom could have at least bought MUNI dinner before doing this and all the other things he's done to it so far...I mean...c'mon...
Here and There said:
April 8, 2009 2:47 PM
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i just can't muster a comment, other than something obvious about how that costs more than a flippin' ride ... for now.
Akit said:
April 8, 2009 3:22 PM
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It's time for Muni to open-up their own call center again. They were fast, quick, and no more being on hold B.S.
Matt Baume said:
April 8, 2009 4:16 PM
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Just unbelievable. Now I wonder how much 511 is going to start billing Muni.
As a sidenote, I'd like to point out that 511 really is a great source for arrival data. No hold times, and they use the Nextbus data so it's usually quite accurate.
Eve Batey replied to comment from Matt Baume
April 8, 2009 4:30 PM
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Matty, has their trip planner improved? It used to be pretty innacurate, but I haven't used it in quite some time.
Here and There said:
April 8, 2009 4:32 PM
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I volunteer to stand at NextBus-less busstops with my iphone doling on predictions. All I'm asking for is a little more than I make now, i.e., salaly negotiable.
Hal said:
April 8, 2009 5:45 PM
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Great story - and nowhere on the Chron, at least the last time I checked. Viva Appeal!
Akit replied to comment from Here and There
April 9, 2009 9:04 AM
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Even my cell phone with a very basic web browser is helpful in finding nextbus information. Bookmarking my usual routes and making shortcuts on my phone makes it easy.
Matt Baume said:
April 9, 2009 9:36 AM
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Yes, 511's made a bunch of improvements. They actually use the NextBus data now, rather than Muni's 30%-missing schedules.
Here and There makes an excellent point. I have, at times, used my iPhone to share arrival predictions with other riders at bus stops. To whom at Muni shall I send my bill?
kap$hure said:
April 9, 2009 2:50 PM
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actually another good NextBus tool is just using SMS to connect to the NextBus data.. its way faster than any page you can pull up on your mobile device.
peep it:
http://www.nextbus.com/wirelessConfig/sms.jsp
I would say NextBus info is probably right 8 out of 10 times
has anyone used the integrated "public transit" part of google map's directions portal?