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For directions, the key parameter determining which directions mode is selected is dirflg. (As of May 2013.)
Transit: dirflg=r
Cycling: dirflg=b
Walking: dirflg=w
Driving: [none]
You can append any of these to a Chrome search engine string, so a Google Maps search that defaults to transit directions would look like this:
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I updated my location by going to Google Groups and then finding businesses near me and then there was a little box that said My location, and I clicked on that and it said not your location and clicked on that and then entered my address and it updated my location and to the address I gave it.
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You can set your home and work locations in My Places. There is more info on the google map help site: Home and Work in Maps
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