Google Maps ‘Bike There’ Option
Today Google unveiled their ‘Bike There’ option on Maps. I dropped my commute in and it sent me over the Brooklyn Bridge footpath at rush hour and through some Prospect Park walkways. While the idea of having a Bike There option is great for people who don’t know how to find their way around, I think the Maps option might cause problems for cyclists in New York. Specifically, we’ll find a lot more bikers throwing themselves off the Brooklyn Bridge after making an attempt to navigate the masses of walkers utilizing the shared footpath over the bridge’s roadway. Ultimately, of course, this might be a good thing as it will not only help relieve bike congestion on the bridge, and it also serves to underscore the need for a road-level bike lane on the Brooklyn Bridge.
