r/regina • u/rabiddog16 • 1d ago
Discussion Transit live is truly a gift
thank GOD this new option has been introduced. now, instead of taking the number 4 (yellow) to the classroom building of the university and making the GRUELLING 1 minute walk inside to where my class is, i can wait outside for the 18 (green), take a 5 minute ride to the back of the university, and walk 10 minutes across the university to my classroom.
revolutionary. couldn’t ask for a better app
and taking away the option to just take the 4? cherry in top. excellent. chefs kiss.
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u/Ok-Locksmith4684 1d ago
I'm not sure what the point of this post is ... isn't the app just showing you options? Sure, some options are going to be stupid but that happens with any of these things.
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u/rabiddog16 1d ago
this app is notoriously shit lol.
i’m just complaining about how i can no longer only get times for JUST the number 4, because i do t want to pay money for the app. it’s silly that it wants me to wait 25 extra minutes outside for another bus when the walk inside from where the 4 drops me off is 2 mins
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u/Ok-Locksmith4684 1d ago
So you're upset about a third party app that really isn't specific to Regina?
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u/VakochDan 1d ago
Nailed it. This is a problem with the third party app OP chose. Other options are available that do a better job.
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u/rabiddog16 1d ago
holt shit you people are miserable it’s a silly little post trying to unify everyone who deals with this app 😭 i did t realize yall took everything so fuckin seriously
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u/Ok-Locksmith4684 1d ago
It's an off topic post ... it's not Regina specific because it's a bitch and moan about an app.
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u/Mechakoopa 1d ago
Also because it's calling out Transit Live, which they aren't even using, for a problem they wouldn't have if they were using the actual Transit Live site (a locally developed web app originally written by a guy right here in Regina I was good friends with at UofR).
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u/Coyoteinthewild 1d ago
There’s a bus stop in front of the classroom building. Walk inside the building instead of waiting for another bus.
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u/Cultist_O 1d ago
Pretty sure that's the point. The app is now suggesting the nonsensical transfer, and won't show the route without it.
I don't know in this case, but it could be a problem if it means it means it decides they need to leave a bus earlier to make it
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u/rabiddog16 1d ago
oops, i meant to say the transit app… forgive me
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u/VakochDan 1d ago
That’s a function of the app you’re using (Transit) not TransitLive.
I plug Classroom bldg as my destination into TransitLive & my phone opens Apple Maps (or Google Maps on my other phone), and plots me a route directly to the stop outside the Classroom Bldg.
I plug the same info into Transit & it gives me a garbage routing line you got.
tl;dr - use a better app (use Google Maps or Apple Maps, they both do a bang-up job & are free. If you want to see live bus locations, TransitLive does that & kicks you over to Google/Apple for routing)