Google Maps To Add Public Transport For Canberra, (Sydney)

Google yesterday revealed that it will be offering integrated public transport information — that is, maps and real-time timetables — for Canberra and Sydney from "later in June". The Canberra service will cover the entire ACTION bus network, which is good news.

The Sydney announcement unfortunately is less impressive: it only covers the inner-city monorail and tram services, which to be perfectly honest are overpriced tourist traps with zero integration with the rest of the system. Actual Sydney public transport authorities like Cityrail already have a reputation for technophobia, and it's a real shame that they haven't yet found a way to co-operate with Google.