Here's a
neat website for navigating SF.
Edit: It actually works for other locations, too!
bjanaszek
2013-05-08 09:50:16
pretty cool, but i wouldnt say it always gives the 'flattest' route... itd be nice if it had a slider that let you adjust how much youre willing to go out of the way (adding distance) with the trade-off of getting lower grades
melange396
2013-05-08 10:49:33
Pgh version would have to incorporate a "You can't get there from here" response.
edmonds59
2013-05-08 11:56:04
Pgh version would have buttons for pens/ pirates/ stillers games messing with the flow.
vannever
2013-05-08 12:17:20
Really, what you want is for Google to make an advanced version of their routing site, so you could adjust how much it cares about hills, bike-safe routes, etc. This flattest route software is just a version of the fancy Google routing, but with flattest set to max, and without all the bells and whistles that make the Google mapping so useful.
jonawebb
2013-05-08 12:20:14
Pittsburgh version would give you turn by turn directions based on "where _____________ used to be."
ajbooth
2013-05-08 13:16:58
Damn, what an idea. Can Google add a layer to it's mapping specifically for Pittsburgh that users can add where things used to be? Or does such a thing already exist?!? So awesome.
edmonds59
2013-05-08 13:51:52
Well, you can always use Google Map Maker to add places (click in the lower right). But the edits get reviewed and I'm not sure how they'll react to having a bunch of no longer existing places added. OTOH they have no problem with non-existent bike trails (try looking at bike routing between Braddock and Nine Mile Run), so it might be worth a shot.
jonawebb
2013-05-08 13:59:24
'flattest' is a misnomer. as far as i can tell, it's really just a tool for showing you the grade of your route.
which would be nice, except it doesn't understand bridges. for a ride from lawrenceville to oakland, it gave me the standard route: up 44th, down Millvale, and it showed a massive drop and then rise in the second half of the run...which i eventually realized was the millvale ave bridge.
epanastrophe
2013-05-08 17:51:36
buffalo buffalo wrote:
which would be nice, except it doesn’t understand bridges. for a ride from lawrenceville to oakland, it gave me the standard route: up 44th, down Millvale, and it showed a massive drop and then rise in the second half of the run…which i eventually realized was the millvale ave bridge.
They mapped that pothole?
I couldn't get it to do anything on IE8...
mick
2013-05-09 10:56:46
Mick wrote:I couldn’t get it to do anything on IE8…
Seemed to work OK, modulo the above, in Chrome; haven't tried other browsers.
epanastrophe
2013-05-09 11:00:30
