Ride the City. Google Maps Adds Bike Routes. At long last, Google Maps has routes specifically for bikes. With the click of a mouse, the new feature allows you to plot the best (and flattest!) Ride from Point A to Point B. Several cities, including New York, Minneapolis, San Francisco and Portland, Oregon, have bike-specific mapping sites. But Google is rolling it out in 150 cities nationwide and announcing it Wednesday at the 10th Annual Bike Summit in Washington, D.C.
“This has been a top-requested feature from Google Maps users for the last couple years,” says Shannon Guymon, product manager for Google Maps. “There are over 50,000 signatures on a petition.” The news thrilled bike advocates, who have for years been pushing — and petitioning — the search giant to include bike routes on Google Maps. “This new tool will open people’s eyes to the possibility and practicality of hopping on a bike and riding,” says Andy Clarke, president of the League of American Bicyclists. Google Maps for bikes has a unique look and feel. Bike Hugger. Google Adds Biking To Google Maps. Before heading to Florida on a work trip several years ago I lay sprawled across my den with a giant road map of the area, a set of highlighters, a guide book and my laptop. A frequent traveler, I like to bring my folding bike with me, and I like to head out on bike rides between meetings or trade show stops. As I looked up cycling routes in my guide book I’d compare them to a Google Map search of the area and then stencil in the most suitable rides with my various highlighters.
Guidebook, Google, map, guidebook, Google map. It took me about two hours to sketch out the various trips from my hotel room to the surrounding environs, none of which would be necessary if Google Maps included the feature the company is rolling out today, a new bike layer with directions in major metropolitan areas.
It’s that last part that’s the standout for me, as it’s the part that’s hardest to discern from most regional maps. Google Maps ‘Bike There’ | …for a safer, healthier, happier worl. Google Maps Adds Directions for Cyclists - Gadgetwise Blog - NYT. Cycling enthusiasts tend to be a passionate bunch. So it is not surprising that there are lots of questions about biking information on Google Maps forums. One group, called googlemapsbikethere.org, has collected more than 51,000 signatures asking Google to add biking directions to its maps.
On Wednesday, the company is answering the call, offering biking routes in 150 American cities in Google Maps. Google plans to unveil the service during the National Bike Summit in Washington. The event will be followed by a group ride at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Tex. Bicycling advocates are, not surprisingly, enthused. “We think this is fantastic,” said D.L. Mr. Much like the driving and walking directions on Google Maps, the service selects a route and calculates estimated cycling times after a user provides start and end points. “We feel pretty good about our routing model,” Ms. As for cycling times, Ms. Zimride. GoLoco. Avego - Efficiency in passenger transport. Untitled. RepairPal is an independent, unbiased resource designed to deliver repair price transparency and the expert information car owners need.
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It's the busiest train station in North America, crowded with around 200 million passengers a year. And there's a giant sports arena, Madison Square Garden, squatting on top of it, so much of this activity occurs underground, in low-ceilinged tunnels devoid of sunlight and fresh air. One reason they don't like it is that it has bad signs. Of course, it's not fair to compare Penn Station and Grand Central. Consider the case of one traveler and the ways in which Penn Station's signs might confuse her. Our traveler made it to her train, thanks entirely to the signs pictured here. When I first started interviewing sign designers for this series, I was surprised that they didn't talk much about signs.
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