Bicycle maps of the Richmond area
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I'm in the brainstorming stage of a project to produce bike-friendly maps of Richmond, Indiana and the surrounding areas. These maps might include:
- An around-town tour of tourist attractions reasonable to visit by bike.
- Preferred roads to get around town by bike.
- Suggested routes for longer day trips from Richmond by bike
(10 to 100 mile loops)
One starting point adding routes with notations into http://www.bikely.com. It is designed for sharing information about bike routes.
However, I wasn't very satisfied with my test run:
http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/N-E-Street
The comment I added isn't displayed directly with the route, and it didn't remember that I lived near "Richmond, Indiana", or make it easy overlay a collection of local routes on the screen. However, it appears to be growing and changing fast.
Inspiration and help wanted!
Mark Stosberg
mark@summersault.com
Update: local bike mapping is well underway
The local bike mapping project did get launched, and can be followed on bikerichmond.org.
You may also be interested in other bike-related content on this website.
wikwalki: A better bikely?
I've found a collaborative community mapping system that I like better than bikely. It's wikiwalki.
One thing I like is the option to see a view of all the routes in the area at once:
bike routes around Richmond, Indiana
You can also see the details of a single route, including the description:
comments on North E. Street.
So, start adding your favorite bike routes, or just comments about bike commuting on particular streets.
Let's collaborate!
Mark