Google Static Maps With Traffic and Public Transport Overlays

Question

I use the following to get a png image of the location I want:

string.Format(
            "http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/staticmap?center={0},{1}&zoom={2}&size={3}x{4}&maptype={5}&sensor=false",
            latitude,
            longitude,
            zoomLevel,
            width,
            height,
            (char)this.Type);

How can I add traffic or public transport overlays to the image via the URL? Is there an alternative URL api?

Answer 1

Appending the following, for example for traffic overlay;

&layer=t

For other overlays just use the link button in the top right of the bottom left hand pane after selecting the layer you want to see which parameters need to be added to the URL to show the given overlay(s)