Google Labs have come out with a product called “Google Transit”. It’s  pretty cool, in that it allows you to map public transportation routes–just like you would map car trips. It’s also smart enough to tell you when you need to walk and when the next bus is (supposed) to be coming. 

Here’s an example that would take Evelyn from home to one of the local art museums:

Above, you can see that it tells you where to walk, the bus route, and when the next bus is due. (According to the schedule, however good that is. Not sure, since I haven’t used the bus down here.)

It even gives you a map, just like the driving directions:

I need to check and see if it works on my Blackberry. If so, that would be really cool. The downside? It only works for a limited number of cities (Chicago not being one of them).

And now a Texas pronunciation quiz: How would you pronounce the above bus line (Burnet/Manchaca)? I’ll leave the answer in the Comments.