Route Map of Bus Stops By Line through ChatGPT
| Step | Instruction |
| Overview | To create the Route Map, prepare the Bus Stops by Line list with Google Maps links. Follow Steps 1–5 from the guide. |
| Steps 1–5 | Use the instructions at: https://bus-stop-safety.blogspot.com/2026/04/steps-for-bus-stops-by-line-audit.html to generate the Bus Stops by Line table.🗝️ |
| Route Map | Once the Bus Stops by Line table is complete with the Google Maps links you can create the Route Map. |
| Step 6 | ChatGPT Type: “Map this route” and allow the map to process. |
| Step 7 | ChatGPT: at the bottom of the prompt, click or Type in: “Generate a Google Maps link that plots the whole route as a drivable path.” |
| Step 8 |
Open the generated long Google Maps link. Example provided: Switch to Transit Mode to see the route more clearly. https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Transit+Center+Longview+WA/Hudson+St+%26+10th+Ave+Longview+WA/Hudson+St+%26+7th+Ave+Longview+WA/3rd+Ave+%26+Hudson+St+Longview+WA/3rd+Ave+%26+Peardale+St+Longview+WA/1st+Ave+%26+Washington+St+Kelso+WA/114+1st+Ave+NW+Kelso+WA/820+Westside+Hwy+Kelso+WA/120+Solomon+Rd+Kelso+WA/1410+Westside+Hwy+Kelso+WA/1508+Westside+Hwy+Kelso+WA/1626+Westside+Hwy+Kelso+WA/Aaron+Dr+%26+Westside+Hwy+Kelso+WA/Aron+Dr+%26+Desert+Inn+Dr+Kelso+WA Long version of the Google Map Link. |
| Step 9 |
Create the short link version: Google Maps → 3 Bars (upper left) → Share or Embed Map → Copy Link. Example short link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/PR9kzxGHKaBwwWNWA |
| Step 10 | Paste the short Google Route Map link into Google Docs or Blogger and save. This link can now be shared with Street View options. |
| Step 10A |
Optional Embed: Google Maps → 3 Bars → Share or Embed Map → Copy Embed Code → Paste into Blogger (HTML mode). |
| The Google Route Map will show the areas that need bus stop improvements throughout the line. | |

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