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Detailed Itineraries Are Only a Mouse-Click Away
MTC has launched a unique, new service for Bay Area transit riders -- instant, online trip planning. Dubbed TakeTransit^SM, the Web-based service generates personalized itineraries for getting around the Bay Area by bus, train and ferry. TakeTransit^SM is the latest enhancement to the Bay Area Transit Information Web page (www.transitinfo.org), a site operated by MTC that attracts an average of 16,000 visitors a day.

To plan your trip, just type in the address, intersection or landmark you're departing from and your destination, then click your mouse. The system will tell you which routes to take, when and where to board, and where to transfer, with detailed maps showing how to walk to the nearest transit stop or your final destination. Since there's often more than one way to get from point A to point B, you have the option of requesting the fastest or cheapest route, or the route with fewest transfers or least amount of walking.

TakeTransit^SM currently covers AC Transit, BART, San Francisco Muni, Central Contra Costa Transit Authority (County Connection), Union City Transit, Emery Go-Round and four regional ferry services. At the moment, more than 400 routes and 12,000 bus stops and transit stations are included, figures that will grow exponentially as MTC incorporates data for the remaining Bay Area transit agencies over the next 18 months.

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