Replace bus markers with custom markers about macstransitapp HOT 3 CLOSED

This should be implimented by Beta 8, and should also include the buses routed drawn out based on a stored toggleable option. The reason for leaving this as an option is that it takes longer due to extra processing, and it may also use more data on initialization.

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I should move the bus routes (Polylines) to their own issue

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I don't think this is achievable given the current state of the android sdk for google maps.

Because the SDKs requires the usage of a BitmapDescriptor, which can only be made via a BitmapDescriptorFactory.

However I cannot programmatically create marker icons using the BitmapDescriptorFactory, as that requires pre-made icons (svgs) to be stored as a drawable. Because of this, I cannot dynamically change color, and unless I want to create 8 separate files for the directions, I cannot change orientation / directions of the markers.

Because of these various limitations, I will not be able to achieve the end goal of having custom bus markers that change direction, and thus will not be fixed.

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