Bike And Bicycle Information
Google Maps Adds Bike-Friendly Directions and Trails [Google Maps] (Lifehacker)
# googlemaps It's long been one of Google Map's most requested features, and now it's here. Recreational cyclists and bike commuters alike can plot cycle-friendly routes, find trails, and avoid snarling traffic with Google Maps' Bicycle layer. More »
Cyclists left to fight traffic during bike-lane construction (Parksville Qualicum Beach News)
Former Esquimalt councillor and past-president of the Capital Bike and Walk Society Connie McCann rides her bike through Victoria. others also read...
Google unveils bicycle mapping feature, gives you one more reason to bike today (The Oregonian)
Google just gave people one more reason to leave the car in the garage and go by bike. At today's National Biking Summit in Washington, D.C., the Internet giant unveiled the latest feature of its wildly popular Google Maps navigation site: Biking Directions.
Google Maps Gets Bike Lanes/Directions Just In Time for Spring [Biking] (Gizmodo)
# biking Google added bike lanes and bicycle directions to Google Maps today, allowing you to find routes that aren't too hilly or congested. It's pretty awesome! More »
Bike Directions Added to Google Maps (PC World)
Google has added bike routes to Google Maps, allowing you to find routes in 150 U.S. cities
Bike Directions Added to Google Maps (PC World via Yahoo! News)
Google on Wednesday launched bicycle directions for Google Maps making it easier for cyclists to plan routes in 150 U.S. cities including Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Portland and Washington, DC. You can use Google Maps to find cycling-specific directions in urban areas, and by default Google Maps will plan your route to avoid steep hills whenever possible. The new maps ...
Google gets bike-friendly (Chicago Tribune)
Map feature adding routes and trips for cyclists in Chicago and 149 other cities The world's most popular Internet search engine is getting more bicycle-friendly.
Campus receives 'Bicycle Friendly Business' award (UC Newsroom)
The League of American Bicyclists has named UC Santa Barbara a Bicycle Friendly Business Gold Award winner. UC Santa Barbara will be among 51 new Bicycle Friendly Businesses announced at the 10th National Bike Summit in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday (March 10).
Messenger Finds Stolen Bike Thanks to Twitter (NBC New York)
One bike messenger's tweets led him back to his stolen bicycle.
DE governor to speak at DC bicycle conference (The Washington DC Examiner)
WASHINGTON — Delaware Gov. Jack Markell will be in Washington this week for a bicycle conference. Markell is scheduled to speak Wednesday at the 10th National Bike Summit which is being held through Thursday.
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