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CityBikeMap.com Beta 1 is out

In a nutshell it's a wiki-like interface for mapping usable bike paths throughout cities. For example, I can make a route from one end of the Midtown Greenway to the other and save it for everyone to see. Someone else can create a trail from Lake Calhoun to the Greenway, or a trail that links the chain of lakes.

Currently it's basic, basically everybody can make lines, but that's really the core idea.

The site is powered by Google Maps and the Google Maps API. I enjoyed making the site, and I have a whole slew of additions I plan to add.

Feel free to create accounts, give me feedback either on the form or in this post. I'll be working on my local version of the site and updating it hopefully every two weeks. The more people that I see using it, and giving me feedback, the more I'll update it. I plan to keep the registration open, until I reach some critical mass. Then I'll cap the users and create an invitation system, just to prevent growing pains.
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Posted on Aug. 31st, 2005 at 10:19 pm | | Leave a comment | 11 comments | Add to Memories | Share

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neugotik

Looks nice; but when I tried to click on my house to start a path it just kept flashing (for a micro-second) a burgundy red box in the upper right corner which appeared to say "loading paths" and then nothing.

So, I couldn't get it to do anything except what google maps is (zoom in/out, move map around).

Any hints?
Posted on Sep. 1st, 2005 04:58 am (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

davedash

When you click "make route" you can begin making a route by double clicking.

Yes, there's quite a few instructions that are needed, but I really wanted to get something up so people could see something.
Posted on Sep. 1st, 2005 03:04 pm (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply

angelo

Is it possible to remove a route?
Posted on Sep. 1st, 2005 05:03 am (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

davedash

Nope, but it's in the works.
Posted on Sep. 1st, 2005 03:04 pm (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply

angelo

Dig it!
Posted on Sep. 1st, 2005 03:28 pm (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply

hackel137

What's the "Midtown Greenway"?
Posted on Sep. 3rd, 2005 04:34 am (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

davedash

Currently it's a pedestrian/biking corridor that parallels 29th street from hiawatha to the west end of minneapolis, joining some trail that goes through the sw metro.

http://www.midtowngreenway.org/
Posted on Sep. 3rd, 2005 04:57 am (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply

frosti1

Sweet! But, the map isn't showing up when I vist the page. I registered though.
Posted on Sep. 3rd, 2005 07:47 pm (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

davedash

oh no, hmm... I'm not sure why it would be giving trouble, I don't have it check for browser compatibility, but what are you using? I mean, I assume you cansee normal googlemaps, right?
Posted on Sep. 3rd, 2005 08:09 pm (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply

frosti1

I'm just using Internet Explorer (I know, shame on me). I use google maps on this pc all the time with no issues. Whenever I load your page it says at the bottom Done, but with errors on page. I see your header with the clouds, the Home Register and Feedback buttons and down below I see the Make Route link, but in between it's just white space.
Posted on Sep. 4th, 2005 06:27 pm (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

davedash

Hmm... yeah, I have yet to test this out on IE. Okay wow, a lot of errors. I'll have to take care of this at work this week. Thanks for pointing it out.
Posted on Sep. 4th, 2005 06:35 pm (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply