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HowDoYou Guide @howdoyou.guide · 09/08/2026

We're working on a map of the Port Authority Bus Terminal. A simple one, just to get you oriented.

HowDoYou Guide @howdoyou.guide · 28/07/2026

Putting together a simplified map of the ✨Port Authority Bus Terminal.✨ Walked through (probably) all the levels today. Somehow it makes even less sense once you figure out how it’s laid out. I have so many questions. They all begin with “Why”.

Escalators up to Gates 401 to 421 at Port Authority Bus Terminal. Escalator at left is switched off (temporarily stairs), escalator at right is blocked off, out of order.

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HowDoYou Guide @howdoyou.guide · 07/07/2026

Getting Around: TUCSON, AZ - Transit is FREE - Streetcar is useful but slow - Website is dense - Buses are all right - Frequency could be better howdoyou.guide/transit-gett...

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Getting Around: Tucson, AZ

Traveled April 2026

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HowDoYou Guide @howdoyou.guide · 20/06/2026

I've seen it the other direction too. In Baltimore you'll have different stops for different buses on the same block. Not at a depot, just regular stops. If you're not really diligent about where you stand, the bus you want will skip you.

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HowDoYou Guide @howdoyou.guide · 19/06/2026

"DIDN'T YOU SEE THE BIG TRIANGLE SIGN IN THE ROAD??!!" shouted the bus driver? Like no, man, I'm on foot. I saw the crosswalk and the sign that said "Bus Stop." I'm not looking at road conditions 100 yards away around the bend.

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HowDoYou Guide @howdoyou.guide · 19/06/2026

My (un)favorite is Baltimore, where different buses stop at different locations within the same block, because they're technically part of different agencies. And they depart with great urgency.

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HowDoYou Guide @howdoyou.guide · 19/06/2026

None of the mapping apps (Apple, Google, Transit) took the change into consideration when routing. I was able to get on the bus by running up to it and flagging down the driver.

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HowDoYou Guide @howdoyou.guide · 19/06/2026

There was no signage at the stop to indicate this. Later I noticed it was included in a list of service advisories.

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HowDoYou Guide @howdoyou.guide · 19/06/2026

Today's secret rule: "if there's construction, the bus will bypass the stop."

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HowDoYou Guide @howdoyou.guide · 19/06/2026

A lot of transit systems assume all their riders are seasoned riders who live in their city. This makes it really difficult to attract both new local riders and casual visitors. Secret rules help nobody, but they're really common. "Oh everyone knows this bus stops over there now!"

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HowDoYou Guide @howdoyou.guide · 19/06/2026

Just got yelled at by a bus driver for not knowing a secret rule. Hey Harrisburg, if a bus stop is closed, put a notice on it please!

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HowDoYou Guide @howdoyou.guide · 19/06/2026

F bus in Harrisburg is downright comfy. 🥰

Interior of a Harrisburg PA city bus with colorful plush upholstered seats.

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HowDoYou Guide @howdoyou.guide · 02/06/2026

Please enjoy our first Pride logo. We believe rights are important regardless of whatever wild and whimsical direction political winds may blow.

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HowDoYou Guide @howdoyou.guide · 27/05/2026

Hey so we don't use AI when we make any of our products or write any of our posts. We actually *like* doing what we do. Just putting that out there.

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HowDoYou Guide @howdoyou.guide · 27/05/2026

Getting Around: EL PASO, TX - Streetcars! Classic look, well maintained, FREE TO RIDE - Buses: mostly longer distance, don't run very often Really cool town. Walkable (when it's not too hot), interesting people. howdoyou.guide/transit-gett...

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Getting Around: El Paso, TX

Traveled April 2026

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HowDoYou Guide @howdoyou.guide · 14/05/2026

HowDoYou tell if you're talking to an AI chatbot posing as a human? Method 1: Ask it to do some creative writing. (These messages were supposedly from a sales representative at a PR firm)

Screenshot of a sent text message requesting a poem about capybaras vacationing in Tenerife.

Screenshot of a received text message containing a poem about capybaras vacationing in Tenerife.

Screenshot of a text requesting a summary of the death star plans in preparation for the battle of Yavin. Followed by a received text detailing the death star plans and its critical weakness.

Screenshot of a sent text message requesting a dialogue between Frodo Baggins and Inigo Montoya discussing how to select in-season citrus, followed by a received text message of said fictional discussion.

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HowDoYou Guide @howdoyou.guide · 12/05/2026

Getting Around: SAN ANTONIO, TX We were so enamored by the River Walk that we only rode the bus once. It was good, though! Easy to pay on the app, and the bus had countdown timers for upcoming stops. howdoyou.guide/transit-gett...

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Getting Around: San Antonio, TX

Traveled April 2026

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HowDoYou Guide @howdoyou.guide · 06/05/2026

Getting Around: ST. LOUIS, MO Paying and getting on was easy. It was hard to find trains and buses that could get us places effectively though. Also St. Louis has amazing pizza. howdoyou.guide/transit-gett...

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Getting Around: St. Louis, MO

Traveled March 2026

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HowDoYou Guide @howdoyou.guide · 01/05/2026

Getting Around: HUNTINGTON, WV Probably our most challenging bus trip so far, but we did it! Special thanks to the TTA's phone support line and our friendly bus driver for helping us with the details. howdoyou.guide/transit-gett...

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Getting Around: Huntington, WV

Traveled March 2026

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HowDoYou Guide @howdoyou.guide · 27/04/2026

Wow, @transit.app just dimmed my Cranberries album to tell me I might miss a connection and what train to take instead.

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HowDoYou Guide @howdoyou.guide · 26/04/2026

Just rode the subway with headphones and @transit.app "Go" routing for the first time. It gives audio reminders of how many stops you have left, even when using other apps (I was also playing a game AND watching a TikTok live stream). Huge accessibility win. 🙌🙌😍🚆

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HowDoYou Guide @howdoyou.guide · 24/04/2026

Kinda. A lot of buildings at that intersection have second-story entrances. It's been a while since I was there, but I remember both the subway escalators and a shopping mall opening to that level.

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HowDoYou Guide @howdoyou.guide · 24/04/2026

Looks like we'll be planning a trip to Madison! <3

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HowDoYou Guide @howdoyou.guide · 24/04/2026

Getting Around: CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA The website made riding the bus look complicated. It was actually pretty easy. Also it was FREE. If your transit is free, tell people that right away! howdoyou.guide/transit-gett...

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Getting Around: Charlottesville, VA

Traveled March 2026

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HowDoYou Guide @howdoyou.guide · 22/04/2026

We just got back from a cross-country Amtrak trip! 9 stops, 4 nights on the train, and got around without cars *almost* everywhere. Highlights from several stops coming soon.

Passengers boarding an Amtrak train, daytime

View out the back of an Amtrak train, American southwest

View outside an Amtrak train at night, San Antonio TX

Coffee cup and small bowl of creamers on a table in the Amtrak dining car, looking outside.

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Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Move slow and fix things

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HowDoYou Guide @howdoyou.guide · 08/04/2026

If free why not free shaped?

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HowDoYou Guide @howdoyou.guide · 08/04/2026

This applies to: - Everything is free - Only some things are free Just tell us what's free. Right up front. No detective work necessary.

media.tenor.com

a man in a hat and trench coat is saying it is my business to know

Alt: Inspector Clouseau says "it's my business to know"

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HowDoYou Guide @howdoyou.guide · 08/04/2026

If you have a PDF of a brochure, put clickable URLs in it. QR codes may not be clickable.

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HowDoYou Guide @howdoyou.guide · 08/04/2026

If your city runs free transit, OPEN WITH THAT INFORMATION. Don't hide it three pages in.

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HowDoYou Guide @howdoyou.guide · 08/04/2026

Dear transit agencies of the world, please include on your home page: - What kind of transit you have - What (if anything) each of them costs Visitors laden with luggage don't have the time or patience to pore over 20 pages and as many PDFs.

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HowDoYou Guide @howdoyou.guide · 26/03/2026

Bus has a stop closer to my destination. No running through the middle of intersections today!

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HowDoYou Guide @howdoyou.guide · 26/03/2026

Really trying to not take a car, but Lyft prices: $15 for one unwalkable mile from the bus stop to my destination. $17 from where I currently am ten miles away.

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HowDoYou Guide @howdoyou.guide · 26/03/2026

Apple Maps found me a slightly less busy intersection to do... this... in. Both the Apple and Google directions send me walking in areas with no sidewalks. I fear I may Uber the last mile.

Apple Maps screenshot, walking directions show meandering through an intersection as part of a 31 minute route.

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HowDoYou Guide @howdoyou.guide · 26/03/2026

Just skedaddle all over this intersection.

Google Maps walking directions shows a route making several turns in the middle of a wide, complex intersection.

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HowDoYou Guide @howdoyou.guide · 26/03/2026

No sidewalk where I'm going, but Google Maps is undeterred.

Screenshot of Google Maps walking directions. 21 minutes, 0.9 miles. Directions specify walking in the middle of a six lane road.

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HowDoYou Guide @howdoyou.guide · 04/03/2026

More concourse maps would be amazing! Only saw that one, and think it was an overhead view of only one level.

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HowDoYou Guide @howdoyou.guide · 04/03/2026

I love that the airport route is 747.

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HowDoYou Guide @howdoyou.guide · 04/03/2026

FEEDBACK: Our methodology is ever evolving, and there are definitely orgs we haven't covered yet. If you think something should be different, please don't hesitate to use the feedback form near the top of the page, or comment or send a DM.

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HowDoYou Guide @howdoyou.guide · 04/03/2026

BLUESKY STATS: - 279 Bluesky accounts. - 33 orgs added new Bluesky accounts. - 14 orgs relocated their Bluesky accounts (mostly for custom domains). - 28 newly-added orgs have Bluesky accounts.

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HowDoYou Guide @howdoyou.guide · 04/03/2026

WHAT YOU DON'T SEE: - We're keeping an eye on an additional 118 orgs that didn't make the cut, or are dormant. Every year we check in on them. - We removed 9 orgs from the public list this year.

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HowDoYou Guide @howdoyou.guide · 04/03/2026

TRENDS NOTICED: - LOTS of new YouTube (125) and LinkedIn (85) accounts. We weren't tracking them all before, so maybe this was just catch-up. - 59 new TikTok accounts - 51 more Twitter/X accounts gone dormant in the past year.

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HowDoYou Guide @howdoyou.guide · 04/03/2026

NOTES: - We track all social accounts, even dormant ones. - Mostly organizations. Currently working on methodology for whether to include/exclude/spin-off media or blog sites.

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HowDoYou Guide @howdoyou.guide · 04/03/2026

Transit and Urbanism Directory: 2026 UPDATE IS LIVE! 418 Organizations - 45 orgs added - 577 social links added - 33 social links relocated Have a look! www.howdoyou.guide/orglist

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Urbanism & Transit Resources

Welcome to the Urbanism and Transit Resources directory!

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HowDoYou Guide @howdoyou.guide · 04/03/2026

Philly has come a LONG way since my first visit over 10 years ago. Payment and navigation are SO MUCH easier now. Well done, @septaphilly.bsky.social! howdoyou.guide/transit-gett...

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Getting Around: Philadelphia, PA

Traveled multiple times since 2014; most recent February 2026

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