The folks at HopStop have been busy adding several new features and enhancements to make the navigational service better. HopStop offers free transit and walking directions for cities across the U.S. and Canada. Recent updates to the web interface include:
- Faster Results – Due to several behind-the-scenes technical enhancements, we now present you with direction results faster than ever.
- Regional Rail – Sometimes the subway or bus isn’t the only way to go, so we now present you with options to include and exclude regional rail.
- Private Vehicles – If it’s applicable to your trip, we now allow you to include (or exclude) private busses, ferries and shuttles.
HopStop covers all the bases when it comes to mobile, offering the best apps for iphone as well as a mobile web interface and HopStop launcher for Blackberry. The apps and mobile web interface have also had significant updates:
Recent Android App Updates
- Search by taxi (get taxi cost and travel times)
- Save and view recent routes in MyTrips section
- Get destination addresses easily from your address book
- Send routes to yourself or to friends via email or text message
- Set default city for faster searches
Recent iPhone App Updates
- Updated map search functionality
- Easier to sort through (and search by) contacts
- Set default city for faster searches
- Improved app speed and load time!
Recent Mobile Web Updates
- Easier navigation with separate sections for U.S., Canada, Europe
- Bigger fonts for easier on-screen selections
- Ability to download our Android & iPhone apps via a new splash page.
Grab the Android app here, the iOS app here, or visit the enhanced mobile website at http://m.hopstop.com for download links to both (and the Blackberry launcher).
HopStop now provides directions in Buffalo, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Miami, and Raleigh. In the next few months, look for transit directions in Austin, Columbus, Dallas, Denver, Honolulu, Las Vegas, Salt Lake City and San Diego. If you’re heading north to Canada , HopStop can get you around in Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver.
HopStop definitely has their mobile game together, which seems to be a rare case these days. Check the full list of supported mobile interfaces at http://www.hopstop.com/mobile. Have you ever used HopStop? What do you think?