I use Transit, but I’m always curious what else is out there, particularly for bike navigation on protected bike lanes.
What are your favorite apps for public transit and bike navigation?
Submitted 1 week ago by Wahots@pawb.social to askandroid@lemdro.id
cole@lemdro.id 1 week ago
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
cobysev@lemmy.world 1 week ago
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.
cole@lemdro.id 1 week 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
Wahots@pawb.social 1 week 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. :/