[*BCM*] List of dangerous streets

[Topher Cyll]

I'm glad someone else suggested this.  I was thinking it might be a
good fit, too.

Unfortunately, I couldn't see any collaboration support.  Maybe I
missed it.  If it had that, we'd have the perfect tool.
-Toph



On 4/6/07, Tripp Hyde <henrythehorrible at gmail.com> wrote:
> I think the new "My Maps" from google might be useful here.  As an
> example, I created a quick one with some notes about my commute to
> work (http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&om=1&z=14&msid=116444394082500975567.00000111c7895ab5abfd1&msa=0).
>  Unfortunately it doesn't look like other people can edit it a the
> moment (but that might be available in the future), but we could all
> create our own and maybe keep a list online somewhere (like the BCM
> website).
>
> On 4/6/07, Ari Pollak <ajp at aripollak.com> wrote:
> > There's already the Boston Bikemap (and other bike maps for various
> > sections of MA); it is useful sometimes, but I've found it to be
> > somewhat outdated and doesn't really give you an idea about the levels
> > of traffic on roads, how much shoulder space there is, how many lanes
> > there are, what kind of sewer grates are present, quality of the
> > pavement, etc. If I remember correctly, Huntington Ave is actually a
> > recommended street, but I don't have the map in front of me to check at
> > the moment.
> >
> > On Fri, 2007-04-06 at 15:31 +0000, Andrew Toomajian wrote:
> > > I think it might be more productive to focus on "best" routes rather
> > > than which streets are dangerous and why.  The SF Bike coalition, for
> > > example, makes a map of bike routes through the city avoiding it's
> > > major hills.  It would be a great project to do this for Boston, with
> > > the goal of avoiding areas of especially high traffic, severely
> > > pot-holed roads, etc.
> >
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