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Google Maps “Bike There”

November 22nd, 2008  |  Published in Commute, Uncategorized

Wouldn’t it be sweet if Google Maps had a Bike There option? You could find a route with all bike lanes or all side streets, may be even one with coffee shops along the way. Atlanta ITC got me thinking a bit by posting a link to the Google Bike There petition. There already are several great examples from RoadBikeRides, Bicycling, and Bikely of what is possible with current software and a little user involvement. But Google could be a resource on a whole different level. Not because it would be any better technically but because EVERYONE has played around with Google maps. Throw a “Bike There” option up there and a huge demographic that would never seek out such a resource just might be curious enought to plot a route.

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