HowDoYou Guide

We're working on a map of the Port Authority Bus Terminal. A simple one, just to get you oriented.

Getting Around: TUCSON, AZ - Transit is FREE - Streetcar is useful but slow - Website is dense - Buses are all right - Frequency could be better howdoyou.guide/transit-gett...

Just got yelled at by a bus driver for not knowing a secret rule. Hey Harrisburg, if a bus stop is closed, put a notice on it please!

F bus in Harrisburg is downright comfy. 🥰

Please enjoy our first Pride logo. We believe rights are important regardless of whatever wild and whimsical direction political winds may blow.

Hey so we don't use AI when we make any of our products or write any of our posts. We actually *like* doing what we do. Just putting that out there.

Getting Around: EL PASO, TX - Streetcars! Classic look, well maintained, FREE TO RIDE - Buses: mostly longer distance, don't run very often Really cool town. Walkable (when it's not too hot), interesting people. howdoyou.guide/transit-gett...

HowDoYou tell if you're talking to an AI chatbot posing as a human? Method 1: Ask it to do some creative writing. (These messages were supposedly from a sales representative at a PR firm)

Getting Around: SAN ANTONIO, TX We were so enamored by the River Walk that we only rode the bus once. It was good, though! Easy to pay on the app, and the bus had countdown timers for upcoming stops. howdoyou.guide/transit-gett...

Getting Around: ST. LOUIS, MO Paying and getting on was easy. It was hard to find trains and buses that could get us places effectively though. Also St. Louis has amazing pizza. howdoyou.guide/transit-gett...

Getting Around: HUNTINGTON, WV Probably our most challenging bus trip so far, but we did it! Special thanks to the TTA's phone support line and our friendly bus driver for helping us with the details. howdoyou.guide/transit-gett...

Wow, @transit.app just dimmed my Cranberries album to tell me I might miss a connection and what train to take instead.

Just rode the subway with headphones and @transit.app "Go" routing for the first time. It gives audio reminders of how many stops you have left, even when using other apps (I was also playing a game AND watching a TikTok live stream). Huge accessibility win. 🙌🙌😍🚆

Getting Around: CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA The website made riding the bus look complicated. It was actually pretty easy. Also it was FREE. If your transit is free, tell people that right away! howdoyou.guide/transit-gett...

We just got back from a cross-country Amtrak trip! 9 stops, 4 nights on the train, and got around without cars *almost* everywhere. Highlights from several stops coming soon.

Bus has a stop closer to my destination. No running through the middle of intersections today!

Really trying to not take a car, but Lyft prices: $15 for one unwalkable mile from the bus stop to my destination. $17 from where I currently am ten miles away.

Apple Maps found me a slightly less busy intersection to do... this... in. Both the Apple and Google directions send me walking in areas with no sidewalks. I fear I may Uber the last mile.

Philly has come a LONG way since my first visit over 10 years ago. Payment and navigation are SO MUCH easier now. Well done, @septaphilly.bsky.social! howdoyou.guide/transit-gett...

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We love a good guide! Thanks @wired.com! www.wired.com/story/how-to...

Having traveled around the US quite a bit the past few years, we've seen a lot of this in person. Pretty much every city has at least *something* that looks like a recent improvement.

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Annual refresh of our Transit & Urbanism Directory is under way! We're checking all the links. About 400 orgs. 60 checked so far. We found... - 33 new socials (incl. 10 Bluesky) - 6 relocated socials - 2 orgs newly active - 3 orgs newly dormant www.howdoyou.guide/orglist

Having taken the bus when visiting Providence, this is just a massive self-own on the part of Rhode Island. Props to @pvdstreets.bsky.social for doing the good work and bringing receipts!

Welcome to the modern world, Orange County! Buses now have tap-to-pay and fare capping. The old app was a nightmare, this is a huge improvement! howdoyou.guide/transit-gett...

We checked out the new LAX/Metro Transit Center. It's nice! Added some pics to our Getting Around LA page. howdoyou.guide/transit-gett...

Getting Around: SAN DIEGO, CA San Diego had surprisingly good transit! Good rail, good buses. The tap readers were hard to find sometimes, and a *little* more frequency would help. howdoyou.guide/transit-gett...

Sometimes you can just do the nice things. Thanks, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social!

There's an ease/preference gradient for ways to pay for transit, and it's probably gonna be different for everyone. Mine is: Tap > Phone Wallet > App > Transit Card > Ticket > Cash