Comments on: Google Walking Directions http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/google_walking_directions/ Online Journal of Politics and Foreign Affairs Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:58:32 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: ptfe http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/google_walking_directions/comment-page-1/#comment-446903 ptfe Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:23:28 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/?p=24270#comment-446903 I wonder if this means they're going to include things like cut-throughs (parks, parking lots, etc) and trails. Even the bare inclusion of trails would improve bike directions -- generally constrained somewhere between walking and driving. It's a good idea if they really are doing this. I wonder if this means they're going to include things like cut-throughs (parks, parking lots, etc) and trails. Even the bare inclusion of trails would improve bike directions -- generally constrained somewhere between walking and driving. It's a good idea if they really are doing this.

]]> By: Jeffrey W. Baker http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/google_walking_directions/comment-page-1/#comment-446879 Jeffrey W. Baker Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:13:47 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/?p=24270#comment-446879 The problem with the driving direction is they often don't account for roads which are OK for cars but are impassible to pedestrians. For example, an overpass over a freeway without a sidewalk. Recently I was in Portland and I set off walking from downtown to the southeast side, and it would have been useful for me to have known in advance that a particular bridge over the Willamette was not open to pedestrians. I had to hail a cab to cross that bridge! The problem with the driving direction is they often don't account for roads which are OK for cars but are impassible to pedestrians. For example, an overpass over a freeway without a sidewalk.

Recently I was in Portland and I set off walking from downtown to the southeast side, and it would have been useful for me to have known in advance that a particular bridge over the Willamette was not open to pedestrians. I had to hail a cab to cross that bridge!

]]> By: Leviathan http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/google_walking_directions/comment-page-1/#comment-446827 Leviathan Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:50:39 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/?p=24270#comment-446827 It seems like if it were walking distance, you could just look at the map on the Driving Directions and see the best way to go... It seems like if it were walking distance, you could just look at the map on the Driving Directions and see the best way to go...

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