Google Maps 'Bike There'

It is not an excuse for or against riding your bike. Please stop with the idealist drivel. My immediate response to google maps bike routes is how many routes it was plainly missing in the Mpls area. Whole bike lanes and bike paths were missing and it was unclear how to correct that.

yoshi, in the screengrab and on google’s map site there’s a yellow box that clearly says “please report unmapped bike routes, streets that aren’t suited for cycling, and other problems”. Plus, the system just launched in beta in 4 cities. Obviously not ready for prime time, but still a great addition to their FREE offerings. Thanks Google.

Btw, nice little promo with your destination address TC :)

Yoshi,
Let’s not forget that this is a brand new option and that it comes to us free of charge. I think it will improve with time. Some of my comments are tongue-in-cheek, sorry if you missed that.

I mapped a few bike routes from my home to points known in the city. Was impressed! The app seemed to really pick the best routes and the streets/trails I regularly take.

What a hoot – Bar Harbor, ME to L.A. in only 12 days, 17 hours(!).

More practically I gave it my home to work destinations and it matched my route exactly, avoiding busy streets…well done.

I’m sure you’ve heard of cyclopath here in the Twin Cities. It is a great geowiki (wikimap). I wonder if Google could be successful with something similar. Cyclopath link

looks like cyclopath does a great job. wow, never heard of it till now. thanks for sharing crossn81

Wow, Yoshi… “Please stop with the idealist drivel.” Where did get that impression from???

That aside, since most experienced cyclists already know our local routes, this will help get inexperienced riders get into the fold. Good first step Google!