Um, not always best way. But it is a good tool for getting a quick glance at some options.
I recently used it for such, and told it to plan, allowing 1/2 mile walking distance ((possibly more--the point being, it seemed to ignore that parameter for part of its results). It correctly advised me which subway line to take, and which stop to get off at, but it then would have had me waiting around about twenty-five minutes for a bus, when I could walk to my destination (clearly less than a half mile from the stop) in about 5. Fortunately I also had a map that made that clear, and therefore did not take the unnecessary bus.
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Date: 2004-06-18 09:58 am (UTC)I recently used it for such, and told it to plan, allowing 1/2 mile walking distance ((possibly more--the point being, it seemed to ignore that parameter for part of its results). It correctly advised me which subway line to take, and which stop to get off at, but it then would have had me waiting around about twenty-five minutes for a bus, when I could walk to my destination (clearly less than a half mile from the stop) in about 5. Fortunately I also had a map that made that clear, and therefore did not take the unnecessary bus.