[PLUG-TALK] new trick on google map directions

[Keith Lofstrom]

> Keith Lofstrom wrote:
> > There is a new feature on google maps If you don't like that route, you can now
> > drag one or more points on the line to a different street, 
> 
On Mon, Jul 09, 2007 at 07:03:15AM -0700, Michael Rasmussen wrote:
> Taken to an extreme case you can also select a route from, for example,
> Portland, OR to Portland, OR and drag that to get a loop route.
> 
> The initial endpoints were about a block apart in my first test.
> I've used it to design a couple of bike routes like:
> http://tinyurl.com/2avgtz 

Oh, and you saw the "avoid highways" checkbox, right?  Also good
for picking bicycle routes.  Perhaps Google needs someone working
on an explicit bicycle route project, selecting routes and
coordinating international teams of volunteers to check them out.

Keith

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