Bus fun
My car died and I'm happy because:
- it didn't die on the 520 bridge
- it needs a new radiator, not a new engine
- http://onebusaway.org/explore/onebusaway/
Check it out. You put in your address, you put in a thing you want to do and some restrictions on # of transfers, distance to walk, etc. And it shows a map with areas shaded different colors based on the time it would take to get there by bus. Click on the restaurant or whatever and it gives you the detailed plan for how to get there by bus.
Also - in their alpha page: http://alpha.onebusaway.org/
You can pick your stop and have it play an alert when you bus is X minuts from the stop.