PublicRoutes.com Launches in San Francisco to Help Navigate Bay Area
Company Expands Successful Online Directions Resource with Enhanced Features for Finding Detailed Directions, Maps, Travel Inf or mation and Local Guides
New York, NY – February 20, 2007 –PublicRoutes.com, a directions–based Web resource, today announced the launch of a complete navigational resource for public transportation throughout the San Francisco area including: Santa Clara, Alameda, San Mateo, San Jose, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, Solano, Sonoma, San Francisco International Airport and the rest of the Bay Area.
San Francisco is the second most densely populated city in the country and has at their disposal an impressive transportation system that offers abundant modes of transit from rails and buses to the city's world–famous cable cars. The goal of PublicRoutes.com is to give the residents and tourists of San Francisco a way to utilize this transportation system so that they can travel more efficiently through the area.
With thousands of people riding BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) and Muni Metro (San Francisco Municipal railway) each day, the launch in San Francisco represents an important resource for residents of the Bay Area. PublicRoutes.com has closely studied each city's transportation system and developed specific maps and directions for the entire area using public transportation.
Now with recently added features and state–of–the–art, patent pending technology, the website operates with unsurpassed speed and accuracy. PublicRoutes.com provides users with point–to–point directions for all modes of transportation � from rail to ferry to driving and walking directions.
"San Francisco has always been a city synonymous with culture and, combined with its unique geography, the city has relied on a robust public transportation system that we feel represents an easy, efficient way of travel that saves time and money," said Marc Sellouk, CEO of PublicRoutes.com. "What we provide at PublicRoutes.com is a single source to help anyone � tourists, residents, commuters � determine the fastest and most accurate way to get where they're going by car, bus, rail, or walking. All a person needs to do is have a destination in mind and PublicRoutes.com will take care of the rest."
Merging all a city's resources into a free, easy–to–use website, PublicRoutes.com also allows users to obtain information and do or –to–door directions to the city's top points of interest including restaurants, tourist attractions like the Golden Gate Bridge , sporting arenas and nightlife venues. In addition, the website offers a one–stop resource to search for, compare and book hotels, flights and vacation packages for those visiting San Francisco as well as other travel add–ons including car services and tickets to events.
The website's advanced features include:
- Local Guides: For anything from car services to local restaurants to area attractions, PublicRoutes.com provides an extensive directory of local businesses and vendors that allows users to create itineraries, maps, and detailed directions to and from selected locations within seconds.
- Language Feature: With the diverse ethnic presence in San Francisco, PublicRoutes.com is proud to offer 14 language translations of the website directions, ranging from Spanish to Chinese.
- MyPublicRoutes: A service on PublicRoutes.com that remembers specific locations entered by the user to provide a faster, more efficient way of searching for directions and personalizing the experience.
- Flights, Hotels and More: Powered by Travelocity, this feature on PublicRoutes.com allows users to book airplane tickets and hotel reservations and offers vacation packages, last minute deals for all of the country's top destinations, tickets to popular attractions and much more.
PublicRoutes.com will soon expand to serve more cities within the U.S. and internationally. For more information and to access the new PublicRoutes.com navigation resource, please visit www.publicroutes.com.
About PublicRoutes.com:
PublicRoutes.com is a directions–based web resource that helps users navigate their way around cities in an efficient manner, getting them where they need to be using all modes of transportation available. Providing comprehensive, door–to–door directions and detailed maps, users get accurate and timely information on all transportation methods including city buses, subways, trains and ferries. Residents and tourists alike are now able to use a single source for locating and traveling to the top restaurants, shops, and attractions of any PublicRoutes.com city.
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PR Contact:
Sean Carney
Dukas Public Relations
212–704–7385
sean@dukaspr.com
www.publicroutes.com