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I like the map a lot.

The sms interface is terrible though and I've always avoided using it. For the past 4 years I've used a Sidekick and have just viewed the full web version or the Palm version (palm.jsp instead of avl.jsp in the url) on it. As more and more mobile devices offer web capabilities I think less and less will use the sms mybus results.

I was about to create an imagemap using your map so that each stop would link to the appropriate mybus pages and then I could view the map on the go, but the re-sized map is kinda hard to read via the sidekick so I gave that up. Ideally though there would be a version of the map that renders well on mobile devices and is easy to read (perhaps the map would show less area/routes).

So for the time being while on the go I'll stick to using my group of bookmarks that point to my most oft-used mybus intersections.

Like stinkbug, I've never used the SMS mybus service (too slow, too expensive) but realize it is the easiest way to get the information if you're not familiar with using your mobile web browser. Since the SMS service lacks a stop lookup facility, the map would be very helpful. I think the mybus interface for finding stops could be better and want to see it get smarter like GPS/cell tower location for bus stops near me or Google maps integration, etc.

I have some comments, I think an all city map with 100+ routes would look very chaotic if each route was given its own line and color. In this case, breaking the region into smaller maps or consolidating routes that share the same road for long stretches (i.e. the 71,72,73 or 520 commuter routes) would make the maps more manageable. Speaking of the 70s, those routes run local on Eastlake on the weekends, that should be mentioned on the map (or you're assuming users will know?).

I really like the map. I love maps. I'd love to see where you go with this next.

Interesting idea. I created a few web pages with my frequently used bus links. You can view them on a phone browser. The ones I find most useful have real-time info for several stops in frames on one page:
http://www.adonisphotos.com/bus-down3.htm
http://www.adonisphotos.com/bus-home3.htm

I also took the output from Metro's point-to-point planner and sorted by time, so at a glance, I know which stop to use at any given time:
http://www.adonisphotos.com/bus/pike-weekday-92.htm

Here is the page with all of my bus links:
http://www.adonisphotos.com/bus.htm