Fun with Graph Algorithms
- 2007-05-22
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Sometimes the Metro trip planner comes up with some funny routes. While figuring out how to get from work to the mechanic to pick my car up (just scheduled maintenance, nothing big) this came up as an option:
Itinerary #2
Walk 0.1 mile NW from OVERLAKE TRANSIT CENTER to
Depart SR 520 Ramp & NE 40th St At 03:04 PM On Route ST 545 Redmond Express
Arrive SR 520 Ramp & NE 51st St At 03:07 PM
Walk 0.1 mile W to
Depart SR 520 Ramp & NE 51st St At 03:27 PM On Route MT 232 Bellevue Transit Center
Arrive SR 520 Ramp & NE 40th St At 03:29 PM
Transfer to
Depart SR 520 Ramp & NE 40th St At 03:42 PM On Route ST 545 Seattle Express
Arrive SR 520 & Montlake Blvd E At 03:56 PM
Walk 0.1 mile W to
Depart Montlake Blvd E & WB SR-520 OFF-RAMP At 04:12 PM On Route MT 43 University District
Arrive 11th Ave NE & NE 45th St At 04:24 PM
Walk 0.1 mile W to ROOSEVELT WAY NE & NE 45TH ST
Still confused? Basically it tells me to leave 40 minutes before I need to so that I can ride the bus the wrong way towards downtown Redmond, only to come back on a different bus line going the opposite direction in order to transfer back onto the bus I first took (except that it’s now in the right direction).
2 Comments:
Acyclic!! >:|
maps.google.com/transit sometimes gives me a better way to get around - however, it has told me before to fly or swim across the Puget Sound to get from West Seattle to downtown.