Boulder cyclists can now get bike-friendly directions from Google Maps

March 11, 2010 · Posted by in Bikes 

Google Maps now shows bike paths and bike lanes for Boulder. Click to enlarge!

Google Maps has just launched a new “biking layer” for 150 U.S. cities including Boulder. This potentially awesome feature should be able to give bike-specific directions, routing cyclists onto paved multi-use paths and streets that are friendlier to two-wheeled commuters.

Check it out at Google Maps by clicking on “bicycling” under the “more” drop-down menu, or click on the photo above to check it out here.

Dark green indicates dedicated bike trails (like the Boulder Creek Path), light green are roads with bike lanes and dotted green lines indicate roads with no bike lanes but which have lower volume of traffic or safer intersections.

You can also get bike directions by clicking the “bicycling” option in the “get directions” section. But be careful — Google still has kinks to work out. For example, Google seems to have no problem routing bikers down the Pearl Street Mall (where it’s illegal to ride your bike) or down Broadway through downtown (which is just plain scary).

Read more about the new Google Maps feature at DailyCamera.com, or check out this how-to video below.

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One Response to “Boulder cyclists can now get bike-friendly directions from Google Maps”

  1. Eric Lamontagne on November 9th, 2011 7:25 pm

    Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.

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