Citymapper

A Brief History of Motion: From the Wheel, to the Car, to What Comes Next

by Tom Standage  · 16 Aug 2021  · 290pp  · 85,847 words

globe.” He wants Uber to be “the Amazon of transportation”—in other words, a one-stop shop. It is not alone. Start-ups including Transit, Citymapper, Moovit, and Trafi are also pursuing the transport-aggregator model, hoping to become the go-to option for travel in the cities they cover, or

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. Moovit has links with more than 4,000 public-transport operators and 360 ride-hailing and micromobility providers in 3,200 cities in 106 countries. Citymapper is live with directions and ticketing in more than 50 cities, and Transit in more than 200. “We use the power of open data, mobile

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and payment technology to make transport sustainable and hassle free,” says Citymapper on its website. Transit is more explicit about its aim of moving cities into a postcar future. “We dream of happier communities, where multiple modes

Street Smart: The Rise of Cities and the Fall of Cars

by Samuel I. Schwartz  · 17 Aug 2015  · 340pp  · 92,904 words

choices; SmartTransit; and Moovit, which uses UTA-supplied open data but supplements it with anonymous crowd-sourced information. It’s not just Utah, of course. CityMapper (the “Ultimate Transit App”) provides point-to-point routing plus real-time departure information on every available form of public transit for San Francisco, Chicago

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Ocean, a region with fairly limited transit options. Apps don’t just make travel faster or more efficient. Though less known than Google Maps or CityMapper, a bunch of mobile apps with names like Random GPS, Serendipitor, and Drift generate routes for dérives (French for “drift,” or aimless strolling—and, yes

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, 50, 61–62 See also Urban living City: Rediscovering the Center (Whyte), 143 City Beautiful movement, 27–28, 29 The City in History (Mumford), 20 CityMapper, 195 Civil rights, 36, 214 Civit, Adria, 121–122 Clean Air Act of 1970, 50 Columbia, Maryland, 159 Columbia University, Earth Institute, 235 Columbus, Ohio

Hello World: Being Human in the Age of Algorithms

by Hannah Fry  · 17 Sep 2018  · 296pp  · 78,631 words

’s a phenomenon that has been demonstrated time and time again in experiments,40 and to some extent, you might recognize it in yourself. Whenever Citymapper says my journey will take longer than I expect it to, I always think I know better (even if most of the time it means

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45–6 breaking trust 46 punishments 46 Sesame Credit 45–6, 168 smallpox inoculation 81 citizen scoring system 45–6 Citroen DS19 116, 116–17 Citymapper 23 classification algorithms 9 Clinical vs Statistical Prediction (Meehl) 21–2 Clinton Foundation 42 Clubcard (Tesco) 26 Cohen’s Kappa 215n12 cold cases 172 Cold

The Rough Guide to England

by Rough Guides  · 29 Mar 2018

); and Gatwick North and South Arrivals (daily 9.15am–4pm). Apps The best mobile phone app for route planning, including finding live bus times, is Citymapper (citymapper.com). BY TUBE Except for very short journeys, the Underground – or tube – is by far the quickest way to get about. Tube lines Eleven different

Lisbon Like a Local

by DK  · 165pp  · 33,561 words

, type a what3words address into the search bar, and you’ll know exactly where to go. CITYMAPPER Your journey planner More comprehensive and easier to use than Lisbon’s official public transport app (Lisboa MoveMe), Citymapper offers live info on the best routes from A to B, using trams, buses, bikes, taxis

Rome Like a Local

by Dk Eyewitness  · 168pp  · 34,292 words

in Piazza Navona. Simply download the free what3words app, type a what3words address into the search bar, and you’ll know exactly where to go. CITYMAPPER Your journey planner Transportation apps for Rome are hit and miss (largely because the network itself isn’t the best) so locals prefer to use

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trusty old Citymapper. The route planner offers live info on the best routes, using buses, bikes, taxis and more. There’s real-time info on departures and delays

Vancouver Like a Local

by Jacqueline Salomé  · 165pp  · 33,113 words

in Stanley Park. Simply download the free what3words app, type a what3words address into the search bar, and you’ll know exactly where to go. CITYMAPPER Your journey planner Transportation apps for Vancouver can be a bit hit and miss, so locals prefer to use trusty old

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Citymapper. The route planner offers live info on the best routes to get from A to B, using buses, bikes, taxis, and more. There’s reliable

New York City Like a Local

by Dk Eyewitness  · 168pp  · 33,675 words

, type a what3words address into the search bar, and you’ll know exactly where to go. CITYMAPPER Your journey planner More comprehensive and easier to use than New York’s official public transportation app (MyMTA), Citymapper offers live info on the best routes from A to B, using the subway, buses, bikes

Lonely Planet Singapore

by Lonely Planet  · 14 May 2024  · 232pp  · 61,272 words

days), plus perks and discounts at stores and attractions. You can buy the card at Changi airport and other SimplyGo ticket offices; thesingaporetouristpass.com.sg. Citymapper This app provides multimodal transport information based on real-time data. Tap on & tap off Remember to tap your EZ-Link card off when alighting

Ghost Road: Beyond the Driverless Car

by Anthony M. Townsend  · 15 Jun 2020  · 362pp  · 97,288 words

of apps to help tame this tangle of consumer choice—it’s one of the busiest bits of reprogramming mobility going on today. Google Maps, CityMapper, Transit, and a number of similar apps happily identify the fastest, shortest, or cheapest route. Some even provide tools to sort trip options on carbon

Transport for Humans: Are We Nearly There Yet?

by Pete Dyson and Rory Sutherland  · 15 Jan 2021  · 342pp  · 72,927 words

Upscale: What It Takes to Scale a Startup. By the People Who've Done It.

by James Silver  · 15 Nov 2018  · 291pp  · 90,771 words

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Queenie

by Candice Carty-Williams  · 19 Mar 2019  · 364pp  · 100,898 words