How to use the Mobile Travel Planner
Travel plans are available for a two-week period from today's date. At any
time, you can use the 'Turn on Help' link to get
instructions.
Origin:
In the first field, labelled "FROM:", enter your
originating address, intersection, landmark, or stop number. Examples:
Address:
1500 St.
Laurent
Intersection:
The two street names can be
separated with an ampersand; @ or 'and':
albert & bank
albert @ bank
albert and bank
Stop Number:
5460 (4-digit
bus stop number)
Landmark:
Click on the 'Landmark'button
to search through the landmark categories. From the drop-down list, select a
category ie: 'Colleges and Universities', then click on the 'Find
all' button. Choose the landmark you require from the drop-down list. (If
there is only one landmark in the chosen category, it will be entered in the
field.)If you have made an error in your Landmark selection, just click the 'Clear'
button to start over.
Destination:
In the next field,
labelled "TO:"enter your destination. (same as
above).
Time and Date:
Travel plans are available for a two-week period from today's date. Next are the
destination are the time and date fields. From the drop-down list, select
either: Arrive at
or Depart at. Then select the
time of your travel and also
AM or PM. Then
select the date
of your travel from the drop-down list. If you have made an error in choosing
your time or date, just click in the field and use the drop-down arrow to make
another selection.
Options:
If you are looking for
a trip that has a low-floor bus, click on 'Accessible'
to only find those trips that are accessible. If you want to pay regular fare
only for your trip, click on 'Regular Fare' to
exclude express routes.
Search:
Click on the 'Search' button
to get your travel plan according to the criteria you have entered.
You now have your Travel Plan!
For some trips, several alternate routes may be possible. The mobile
Travel Planner will always find the quickest trip first. To see other possible
routes, click on the 'Earlier' or 'Later'
links at the bottom of your trip plan. If a different routing is available, the
Travel Planner can find it by looking a few minutes earlier or later. Alternate
trips will also be found if you make a slight change to the arrival time, or if
you specify a departure time instead of an arrival time. If your plan includes
walking information, just click on the 'Show Walking
Information' link to get the specific directions.
To create a new Travel Plan, just click on the 'Start
Over' link.
Mobi Compatibility:
Mobi is compatible with the following platforms:
Windows Mobile; iPhone Safari; Motorola's native browser; Opera Mobile and on any mobile
phone browser that is capable of rendering HTML. The site will not work on WAP
based phones.