Comments on: NOLAcycle Bike Map Project http://urbanvelo.org/nolacycle-bike-map-project/ Bicycles in the urban environment. A magazine about urban cycling. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:24:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Shaun McDonald http://urbanvelo.org/nolacycle-bike-map-project/comment-page-1/#comment-3594 Shaun McDonald Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:25:15 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/?p=2114#comment-3594 Aqua/Lauren Rae: there is already an organisation doing this world wide. It is OpenStreetMap There is a cycle layer available, click the blue plus on the top right corner of the home page. It will only be rendered at high zoom, if there is enough data cycle related data. You could make your own rendering if you want to, so that it would show everything that you think is important. OpenStreetMap run regular mapping parties around the world. You could run a series in your town, similar to what I am doing in London: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/London/Summer_2008_Mapping_Party_Marathon Aqua/Lauren Rae: there is already an organisation doing this world wide. It is OpenStreetMap There is a cycle layer available, click the blue plus on the top right corner of the home page. It will only be rendered at high zoom, if there is enough data cycle related data. You could make your own rendering if you want to, so that it would show everything that you think is important.

OpenStreetMap run regular mapping parties around the world. You could run a series in your town, similar to what I am doing in London:
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/London/Summer_2008_Mapping_Party_Marathon

]]> By: Ghost Rider http://urbanvelo.org/nolacycle-bike-map-project/comment-page-1/#comment-3459 Ghost Rider Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:29:23 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/?p=2114#comment-3459 Awesome project, NOLACycle -- maps like these are a tremendous boon to the bicycling community. Bravo for doing this!!! Despite Tampa's status as one of (if not THE) most dangerous places to ride a bicycle (statistically speaking), our local Bike/Ped committee produces something called a "bike suitability map" which is very similar to your project. They even have the decency to update it every few years. Check it out here: Front page: http://www.hillsboroughmpo.org/pubmaps/pubmaps_folders/folderother/otherplans_files/Bicycle_Suitability_Map_Front.pdf Back page: http://www.hillsboroughmpo.org/pubmaps/pubmaps_folders/folderother/otherplans_files/Bicycle_Suitability_Map_Back.pdf And finally, their existing, planned and "pipe dream" infrastructure map: http://www.hillsboroughmpo.org/pubmaps/pubmaps_folders/folderother/otherplans_files/Bicycle_Map_ON_Road.pdf Awesome project, NOLACycle — maps like these are a tremendous boon to the bicycling community. Bravo for doing this!!!

Despite Tampa’s status as one of (if not THE) most dangerous places to ride a bicycle (statistically speaking), our local Bike/Ped committee produces something called a “bike suitability map” which is very similar to your project. They even have the decency to update it every few years. Check it out here:

Front page: http://www.hillsboroughmpo.org/pubmaps/pubmaps_folders/folderother/otherplans_files/Bicycle_Suitability_Map_Front.pdf

Back page:
http://www.hillsboroughmpo.org/pubmaps/pubmaps_folders/folderother/otherplans_files/Bicycle_Suitability_Map_Back.pdf

And finally, their existing, planned and “pipe dream” infrastructure map:
http://www.hillsboroughmpo.org/pubmaps/pubmaps_folders/folderother/otherplans_files/Bicycle_Map_ON_Road.pdf

]]> By: Lauren Rae http://urbanvelo.org/nolacycle-bike-map-project/comment-page-1/#comment-3433 Lauren Rae Thu, 21 Aug 2008 04:07:40 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/?p=2114#comment-3433 There are a lot of slow bikes in new orleans - my mom's vintage nishiki isn't one of them ;) I know there is a big push for a google earth "bike there" feature, but I don't know what the status is. I've been using the walking directions to get a rough idea for biking directions. it's worked well except you have to keep in mind the one-way streets. i don't think it'd be hard for google to do a bike layer for google earth in cities with bike lanes and shared-use paths. If they can have streetviews for every major city in America, they can do anything. Also, Evan, I work and I'm still doing this project. 9-5, M-F. You just have to organize your project so it involves a lot of hang out and doing all your meetings at bars. Then it doesn't seem like you're losing your free time to a project! There are a lot of slow bikes in new orleans – my mom’s vintage nishiki isn’t one of them ;)

I know there is a big push for a google earth “bike there” feature, but I don’t know what the status is. I’ve been using the walking directions to get a rough idea for biking directions. it’s worked well except you have to keep in mind the one-way streets. i don’t think it’d be hard for google to do a bike layer for google earth in cities with bike lanes and shared-use paths. If they can have streetviews for every major city in America, they can do anything.

Also, Evan, I work and I’m still doing this project. 9-5, M-F. You just have to organize your project so it involves a lot of hang out and doing all your meetings at bars. Then it doesn’t seem like you’re losing your free time to a project!

]]> By: Urban Jeff http://urbanvelo.org/nolacycle-bike-map-project/comment-page-1/#comment-3431 Urban Jeff Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:52:06 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/?p=2114#comment-3431 Oh, my bad, Lauren. I thought that was a nod to the Slow Bicycle movement. ;) Oh, my bad, Lauren. I thought that was a nod to the Slow Bicycle movement. ;)

]]> By: Evan http://urbanvelo.org/nolacycle-bike-map-project/comment-page-1/#comment-3429 Evan Thu, 21 Aug 2008 01:40:35 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/?p=2114#comment-3429 This is a worthy project, with usable results, yeah human efficiency! I have been diving into mapping software (GIS) at work. I'll keep this idea in the back of my head for some time, this could be something I could organize if I ever choose to stop working for a while. My city(Boulder CO) has a bike route planner, but I have yet to see it work. Google maps now has a walking and a public transportation tab, and it works quite well. How cool would it be to send google a text with two addresses and get a text back with biking directions? This is a worthy project, with usable results, yeah human efficiency! I have been diving into mapping software (GIS) at work. I’ll keep this idea in the back of my head for some time, this could be something I could organize if I ever choose to stop working for a while. My city(Boulder CO) has a bike route planner, but I have yet to see it work. Google maps now has a walking and a public transportation tab, and it works quite well. How cool would it be to send google a text with two addresses and get a text back with biking directions?

]]> By: FillyBallz http://urbanvelo.org/nolacycle-bike-map-project/comment-page-1/#comment-3427 FillyBallz Wed, 20 Aug 2008 22:07:46 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/?p=2114#comment-3427 A group of friends and I will begin to do a similar venture here in my lil town... which is not as big as Nuevo Orleans A group of friends and I will begin to do a similar venture here in my lil town… which is not as big as Nuevo Orleans

]]> By: Lauren Rae http://urbanvelo.org/nolacycle-bike-map-project/comment-page-1/#comment-3426 Lauren Rae Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:08:45 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/?p=2114#comment-3426 Well, Aqua, I need something to do after graduation! Want to start an organization like that? Also, Jeff...it's "show pavement quality" not "slow pavement quality." I probably typed that wrong in my e-mail anyway :) Well, Aqua, I need something to do after graduation! Want to start an organization like that?

Also, Jeff…it’s “show pavement quality” not “slow pavement quality.” I probably typed that wrong in my e-mail anyway :)

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]]> By: Aqua Dublavee http://urbanvelo.org/nolacycle-bike-map-project/comment-page-1/#comment-3424 Aqua Dublavee Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:45:28 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/?p=2114#comment-3424 We need an organization/group to create maps like these for the whole nation/world. I've been looking for something like this and the closest thing I've found is the Adventure Cyclists Association. We need an organization/group to create maps like these for the whole nation/world. I’ve been looking for something like this and the closest thing I’ve found is the Adventure Cyclists Association.

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