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]]> By: Google Maps ‘Bike There’ | RideTheCity.com Profiled on Major Tech Blog, TechCrunch http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/25/ridethecitycom-a-google-maps-app-for-safe-biking/comment-page-1/#comment-2456526 Google Maps ‘Bike There’ | RideTheCity.com Profiled on Major Tech Blog, TechCrunch Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:12:10 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=21381#comment-2456526 [...] few days ago they profiled RideTheCity.com, who we profiled a couple of months ago. Here’s what TechCrunch had to say: RideTheCity is a [...] [...] few days ago they profiled RideTheCity.com, who we profiled a couple of months ago. Here’s what TechCrunch had to say: RideTheCity is a [...]

]]> By: helge http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/25/ridethecitycom-a-google-maps-app-for-safe-biking/comment-page-1/#comment-2449867 helge Thu, 28 Aug 2008 21:01:04 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=21381#comment-2449867 Hey John, check out http://www.bikemap.net, that's at least as cool a mashup for bikes. Hey John, check out http://www.bikemap.net, that’s at least as cool a mashup for bikes.

]]> By: nigel bradley http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/25/ridethecitycom-a-google-maps-app-for-safe-biking/comment-page-1/#comment-2447794 nigel bradley Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:06:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=21381#comment-2447794 Hi, I got one of my developers to create this facility: www.northumbria.ac.uk/mytransport whereby staff and students can upload their own routes into Northumbria University Hi,
I got one of my developers to create this facility: http://www.nort....uk/mytransport whereby staff and students can upload their own routes into Northumbria University

]]> By: Ride The City.com Launches Google Map App for Bikers!: « Rajeev’s Weblog http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/25/ridethecitycom-a-google-maps-app-for-safe-biking/comment-page-1/#comment-2446916 Ride The City.com Launches Google Map App for Bikers!: « Rajeev’s Weblog Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:45:11 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=21381#comment-2446916 [...] to Tech Crunch, “The project is run by three bikers, Jordan Anderson, Vaidila Kungys, and Josh Steinbauer (Full [...] [...] to Tech Crunch, “The project is run by three bikers, Jordan Anderson, Vaidila Kungys, and Josh Steinbauer (Full [...]

]]> By: LinkLuv: Cycling, art, architecture and money « The Aesthetic Elevator http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/25/ridethecitycom-a-google-maps-app-for-safe-biking/comment-page-1/#comment-2446827 LinkLuv: Cycling, art, architecture and money « The Aesthetic Elevator Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:40:04 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=21381#comment-2446827 [...] LinkLuv: Cycling, art, architecture and money 26 August 2008 Posted by pNielsen in Architecture, Art, Business of art, Environmental stewardship, Live car free, Sustainable living. trackback Ride The City is a new website that helps its visitors navigate New York City on two wheels. It maps out the quickest and safest routes for cyclists. Story and screenshot via TechCrunch. [...] [...] LinkLuv: Cycling, art, architecture and money 26 August 2008 Posted by pNielsen in Architecture, Art, Business of art, Environmental stewardship, Live car free, Sustainable living. trackback Ride The City is a new website that helps its visitors navigate New York City on two wheels. It maps out the quickest and safest routes for cyclists. Story and screenshot via TechCrunch. [...]

]]> By: הילדה רוז, הסוף - TheMarker Cafe http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/25/ridethecitycom-a-google-maps-app-for-safe-biking/comment-page-1/#comment-2446542 הילדה רוז, הסוף - TheMarker Cafe Tue, 26 Aug 2008 09:45:59 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=21381#comment-2446542 [...] אתר למסלולי רכיבה על אופניים. הלוואי [...] [...] אתר למסלולי רכיבה על אופניים. הלוואי [...]

]]> By: rebeculous blobulation » Blog Archive » Google Maps for Bicyclists http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/25/ridethecitycom-a-google-maps-app-for-safe-biking/comment-page-1/#comment-2446228 rebeculous blobulation » Blog Archive » Google Maps for Bicyclists Tue, 26 Aug 2008 01:07:33 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=21381#comment-2446228 [...] Awesome! [...] [...] Awesome! [...]

]]> By: Cycling and mapping threads - Core Performance Forums http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/25/ridethecitycom-a-google-maps-app-for-safe-biking/comment-page-1/#comment-2446110 Cycling and mapping threads - Core Performance Forums Mon, 25 Aug 2008 21:42:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=21381#comment-2446110 [...] called RidetheCity.com-- it's a google mashup that helps you find great places to bike safely: RideTheCity.com: A Google Maps App for Safe Biking Does anyone have any other great [...] [...] called RidetheCity.com– it’s a google mashup that helps you find great places to bike safely: RideTheCity.com: A Google Maps App for Safe Biking Does anyone have any other great [...]

]]> By: Shannon Snyder http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/25/ridethecitycom-a-google-maps-app-for-safe-biking/comment-page-1/#comment-2446026 Shannon Snyder Mon, 25 Aug 2008 20:15:13 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=21381#comment-2446026 With rising gas prices and people increasingly looking for alternative, inexpensive forms of transportation I can see the need for this type of mash-up service increasing. Providing access to safe, bicycle friendly routes will help increase ridership and can alternatively be used by city planning officials to identify gaps in current non-bike-friendly city infrastructure. Incidentally since the rise in gas prices, the bike rack at my office has been completely full requiring building administrators to hand out parking passes restricting bike parking to employees based in the building. On my trip to Chicago this month I used the CTA/Google Mash up to get around the city. It was great....especially when finding alternate routes when some of the red line stations were shut down. With rising gas prices and people increasingly looking for alternative, inexpensive forms of transportation I can see the need for this type of mash-up service increasing. Providing access to safe, bicycle friendly routes will help increase ridership and can alternatively be used by city planning officials to identify gaps in current non-bike-friendly city infrastructure.

Incidentally since the rise in gas prices, the bike rack at my office has been completely full requiring building administrators to hand out parking passes restricting bike parking to employees based in the building.

On my trip to Chicago this month I used the CTA/Google Mash up to get around the city. It was great….especially when finding alternate routes when some of the red line stations were shut down.

]]> By: Keir Clarke http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/25/ridethecitycom-a-google-maps-app-for-safe-biking/comment-page-1/#comment-2446013 Keir Clarke Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:59:02 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=21381#comment-2446013 Google Maps Mania did a round up today on Cycling and Hiking maps: http://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2008/08/walking-and-cycling-with-google-maps.html Google Maps Mania did a round up today on Cycling and Hiking maps:

http://googlema...oogle-maps.html

]]> By: Jordan Anderson http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/25/ridethecitycom-a-google-maps-app-for-safe-biking/comment-page-1/#comment-2445976 Jordan Anderson Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:16:01 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=21381#comment-2445976 Hi Andrei, Yes, we used OpenLayers. It's fantastic. In fact, it could be more appropriate to title this post: "OpenLayers app for safe biking." We use Google to display the base map tiles and for geocoding addresses. Otherwise all the markers, route lines, call-outs, mouse events, etc. are handled via OpenLayers. Jordan Hi Andrei,

Yes, we used OpenLayers. It’s fantastic. In fact, it could be more appropriate to title this post: “OpenLayers app for safe biking.” We use Google to display the base map tiles and for geocoding addresses. Otherwise all the markers, route lines, call-outs, mouse events, etc. are handled via OpenLayers.

Jordan

]]> By: Peter Smith http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/25/ridethecitycom-a-google-maps-app-for-safe-biking/comment-page-1/#comment-2445945 Peter Smith Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:51:08 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=21381#comment-2445945 Peter from GoogleMapsBikeThere.org, here -- I and a lot of other folks were and continue to be extremely excited about RideTheCity.com -- it's just a tremendous step forward for bike route mapping in the U.S. Here's our review from a couple of months ago: http://googlemapsbikethere.org/2008/06/16/ride-the-city/ If you scroll down to the bottom of the review, you'll read about what we think could be a very important aspect of bicycle-routing - a wiki-style feedback mechanism that ties directly to the routing data/algorithm. I don't know the details of how it works, but it's a great interface - very inventive and clean, and it seems like it could prove to be the right interface for crowdsourcing routing/directions information. Peter from GoogleMapsBikeThere.org, here — I and a lot of other folks were and continue to be extremely excited about RideTheCity.com — it’s just a tremendous step forward for bike route mapping in the U.S.

Here’s our review from a couple of months ago:
http://googlema.../ride-the-city/

If you scroll down to the bottom of the review, you’ll read about what we think could be a very important aspect of bicycle-routing – a wiki-style feedback mechanism that ties directly to the routing data/algorithm. I don’t know the details of how it works, but it’s a great interface – very inventive and clean, and it seems like it could prove to be the right interface for crowdsourcing routing/directions information.

]]> By: Peter Smith http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/25/ridethecitycom-a-google-maps-app-for-safe-biking/comment-page-1/#comment-2445939 Peter Smith Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:37:00 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=21381#comment-2445939 thanks for the link - interesting. as far as a feature comparison, not sure how worthwhile that would be right now. the incredible bike roots in Europe - with massive popular and political support, state funding, significant pro-biking bike policies -- 30+ years of bike and bike-technology development -- three guys in New York City wouldn't be able to match that with just a few months of work. A feature comparison might not hurt, provided we put any comparison in context. :) i'd be awesomely happy to have this for my city, SF. i could use it just about every day. thanks for the link – interesting.

as far as a feature comparison, not sure how worthwhile that would be right now. the incredible bike roots in Europe – with massive popular and political support, state funding, significant pro-biking bike policies — 30+ years of bike and bike-technology development — three guys in New York City wouldn’t be able to match that with just a few months of work. A feature comparison might not hurt, provided we put any comparison in context. :)

i’d be awesomely happy to have this for my city, SF. i could use it just about every day.

]]> By: Peter Smith http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/25/ridethecitycom-a-google-maps-app-for-safe-biking/comment-page-1/#comment-2445933 Peter Smith Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:29:25 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=21381#comment-2445933 the interface sucks? damn. what does a non-sucky interface look like to you? the interface sucks?

damn. what does a non-sucky interface look like to you?

]]> By: Nic http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/25/ridethecitycom-a-google-maps-app-for-safe-biking/comment-page-1/#comment-2445926 Nic Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:19:03 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=21381#comment-2445926 This is cool. Pretty good route suggestion, although there are a number of bike lanes that aren't quite a safe as one might hope (6th avenue is mad dangerous). Marko - couldn't agree more. They ought to put the door on cabs like on old London cabs (they open the other way). If you ride into one it slams shut on the passenger - which I did all the time riding in London. This is cool. Pretty good route suggestion, although there are a number of bike lanes that aren’t quite a safe as one might hope (6th avenue is mad dangerous).

Marko – couldn’t agree more. They ought to put the door on cabs like on old London cabs (they open the other way). If you ride into one it slams shut on the passenger – which I did all the time riding in London.

]]> By: RahulC http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/25/ridethecitycom-a-google-maps-app-for-safe-biking/comment-page-1/#comment-2445925 RahulC Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:17:03 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=21381#comment-2445925 Is Garmin or TomTom listening to this feed... there is a need for a GPS for bikes... but make sure the disclaimer is rock solid... imagine all the law suites because bikers missed that they were on the middle of the expressway Is Garmin or TomTom listening to this feed… there is a need for a GPS for bikes… but make sure the disclaimer is rock solid…

imagine all the law suites because bikers missed that they were on the middle of the expressway

]]> By: Andrei http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/25/ridethecitycom-a-google-maps-app-for-safe-biking/comment-page-1/#comment-2445918 Andrei Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:10:25 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=21381#comment-2445918 This is one of the better applications I've seen, great job! Are you guys using OpenLayers as your main mapping api? How do you like it? UMapper - http://www.umapper.com This is one of the better applications I’ve seen, great job! Are you guys using OpenLayers as your main mapping api? How do you like it?

UMapper – http://www.umapper.com

]]> By: John Biggs http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/25/ridethecitycom-a-google-maps-app-for-safe-biking/comment-page-1/#comment-2445897 John Biggs Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:46:55 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=21381#comment-2445897 Carnegie Mellon Carnegie Mellon

]]> By: Sena Gbeckor-Kove http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/25/ridethecitycom-a-google-maps-app-for-safe-biking/comment-page-1/#comment-2445889 Sena Gbeckor-Kove Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:42:06 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=21381#comment-2445889 Firstly, Amsterdam has got to be the bike theft capital of the world, and we've had bike routs available for years through Routecraft http://www.routecraft.com I'd be intrigued to see a feature comparison by anybody who has the time as I don't (at the moment). Thanks fo the article anyway Firstly, Amsterdam has got to be the bike theft capital of the world, and we’ve had bike routs available for years through Routecraft http://www.routecraft.com I’d be intrigued to see a feature comparison by anybody who has the time as I don’t (at the moment).

Thanks fo the article anyway

]]> By: shammara http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/25/ridethecitycom-a-google-maps-app-for-safe-biking/comment-page-1/#comment-2445883 shammara Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:36:12 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=21381#comment-2445883 well except the interface sucks, but it looks like that's going to be improved? well except the interface sucks, but it looks like that’s going to be improved?

]]> By: Sabrina http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/25/ridethecitycom-a-google-maps-app-for-safe-biking/comment-page-1/#comment-2445881 Sabrina Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:33:47 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=21381#comment-2445881 what college is that, exactly? what college is that, exactly?

]]> By: shammara http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/25/ridethecitycom-a-google-maps-app-for-safe-biking/comment-page-1/#comment-2445879 shammara Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:32:42 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=21381#comment-2445879 this is awesome, finally! this is awesome, finally!

]]> By: Mark Evans http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/25/ridethecitycom-a-google-maps-app-for-safe-biking/comment-page-1/#comment-2445860 Mark Evans Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:13:22 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=21381#comment-2445860 It would be great to have something like this service in Toronto (aka the bike stealing capital of the world). :) It would be great to have something like this service in Toronto (aka the bike stealing capital of the world).

:)

]]> By: John Biggs http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/25/ridethecitycom-a-google-maps-app-for-safe-biking/comment-page-1/#comment-2445845 John Biggs Mon, 25 Aug 2008 16:55:58 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=21381#comment-2445845 sorry. I didn't get enough oxygen as a toddler. sorry. I didn’t get enough oxygen as a toddler.

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