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  1. have an alert when waze is directing you into a high crime area

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    Harry commented  · 

    One risk of this would be that people could single out communities as dangerous based on personal bias

  2. public transport services

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    Harry commented  · 

    Waze uses local knowledge to keep road maps up to date for locals, visitors, and those passing through, allowing for efficient routing and a sense of direction. However, some users traveling may not be traveling by car, they may use the city's mass transit system. Mass transit is not always clearly mapped, and transit systems may confuse visitors and cause them to get lost.

    Adding mass transit routing would allow local editors to map out bus lines, light commuter rail, subways, and other mass transit options. A user would input their destination, and Waze would then direct them to the nearest mass transit stop, and from there, connect the user to transit lines and direct all necessary transfers to reach the destination. This feature could even possibly calculate transit fees based on local knowledge of ticket costs, informing the user of how much money they need to allow for tickets.

    As stated, mass transit lines would be marked in the map editor, and possibly visible in a "transit mode", as well as transit stops and stations.

    Transit lines would be named with a similar interface to streets, allowing the line name to simply be typed. Stations and stops would be named with an interface similar to places, and would be able to be noted for lines that connect to the stop or station.

    This transit feature would allow users to efficiently use mass transit with out stopping to read station maps, and would inform users of any closed stops or lines, raised fees, or backed-up lines.

    Users would be able to report changes in ticket fees or closed lines for editors to review, report backed-up lines, and flag delays.

    Implementing this feature could allow Waze to grow massively, and grow in effiency. Many other mapping services offer this feature, and Waze has always outperformed other mapping services due to its local-controlled environments, and we can outdo other services again with this feature.

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