{"id":425,"date":"2008-04-09T09:40:17","date_gmt":"2008-04-09T14:40:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2008\/04\/google-chicago-offer-easy-public-transit-planner\/"},"modified":"2016-12-17T21:42:14","modified_gmt":"2016-12-18T03:42:14","slug":"google-chicago-offer-easy-public-transit-planner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2008\/04\/google-chicago-offer-easy-public-transit-planner\/","title":{"rendered":"Google, Chicago offer easy public transit planner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\">Travel<\/a><\/strong> around Chicago on public transportation just got a little bit easier, thanks to a new partnership between <strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\">Google<\/a><\/strong> and the <strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.transitchicago.com\/\">Chicago Transit Authority<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Now when you look for Chicago directions, Google gives youdriving directions along with a new &quot;Take Public Transit&quot; link. 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