Comments on: “Ride the City” Mapper Looks Useful, Easy to use

By: Joe T.

Joe T. — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:21:13 +0000

I don't see a way to add to it. They do give website owners a way to embed it into a website, so it's possible to create a page for it that can be linked from the maps page.

By: michael holloway

michael holloway — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:54:52 +0000

Thanks for the review.

I haven’t been back yet.

Is there away to add to the data base or is it all program no humans allowed? If that is what it is, I’m against it – it’s not a wiki – it’s top down or sideways or something. :]

Michael

By: Joe T.

Joe T. — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:58:20 +0000

One huge problem with the Ride The City site (in my opinion) is that it treats bikelanes as more important than convenient routes around the city.

I’ve tried a couple common start/stop combinations I’m familiar with and the “recommended”route takes a cyclist out of their way in order to use bikelanes.

1) established cyclists won’t find this useful – they want the most convenient and safe way to get somewhere – but safe is not useful if it adds a bunch of time to the trip, or sticks hills in your way.

2) beginning cyclists will find cycling more inconvenient because routes are longer than they have to be.