Google Map your bike ride
Believe it or not, Carbon?molecular?sieve?bike routes are the additional feature most people request on Google Maps.samurai swords
And, starting today, people in 150 cities — including San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose and Mountain View — can get them. The routes will factor in bike lanes, bike-friendly streets and that all-important factor: hills.
Sorry, SFBike, but your PDF map can't compete with this! At least in its current Beta form, the Google tool also includes a link for you to supply new information about the suggested routes.
Google is announcing the new feature today at the National Bike Summit in Washington, D.C. Carbon?molecular?sieve?
The tech giant is setting a fascinating example of leveraging corporate brand and technology to advance environmental causes. And it's doing it by way of its basic service: information. Google Earth has been used by numerous environmental groups to document forest loss. And Google Maps first added mass transit and walking routes about a year ago.
Google being Google,samurai swords there's a YouTube video showing you how to use the new feature. Carbon?molecular?sieve?Happy riding.
