Can also see myself using this. But my larger issue with most apps is that they won't let me do some combination of DIY and multi-modal.
Yes, I want transit instructions. No, I am not walking to that station, I am on a bike. No, I am not going to take that particular bus because the road is full of potholes and my bike is heavy enough the rack on the front is questionable. Yes, I intend to skip one train because this station has cover I can wait under while the one I will transfer at doesn't and I want to wait under cover here and get there just in time rather than get there ASAP and wait without cover.
There are just so many considerations to navigation when you're not in a car, mixing modes, and know the city and system pretty well already.
I haven't seen any convincing attempt to tackle what an app for this sort of case might look like, but the linked article does seem to be getting towards it!
Yes, I want transit instructions. No, I am not walking to that station, I am on a bike. No, I am not going to take that particular bus because the road is full of potholes and my bike is heavy enough the rack on the front is questionable. Yes, I intend to skip one train because this station has cover I can wait under while the one I will transfer at doesn't and I want to wait under cover here and get there just in time rather than get there ASAP and wait without cover.
There are just so many considerations to navigation when you're not in a car, mixing modes, and know the city and system pretty well already.
I haven't seen any convincing attempt to tackle what an app for this sort of case might look like, but the linked article does seem to be getting towards it!