Several days ago I wrote about how folks in D.C. are unhappy with the otherwise highly praised Metro for its hesitancy to share its schedule info with Google and therefore become part of Google Transit.  I wrote about it because, unfortunately, our own regional transit authority was also outside of the Google-verse.

According to SEPTA Watch, the SEPTA’s new website also comes with word that a partnership with Google is in the making:

And speaking of improvements in the future, many have been lamenting the fact that SEPTA is still not linked up with Google Transit–including me as early as December 2007.  And recently, adding Google Transit was tied for first in SEPTA’s  survey asking ”what new features or functions would you like to see added to the SEPTA website?”

We’re still waiting…. but the wait may be coming to an end.  Heinle recently wrote me:

We are also commited (sic) to join the google platform in the next few months (my goal is not later than July).

Awesome.  Now maybe when I go home from work I won’t have to take PATCO for one stop and then walk for 25 minutes like Google tells me to.