Reviving this thread because I found this article on the steepest streets in the US. http://www.theatlanticcities.com/commute/2014/02/10-truly-hellish-hills-american-cyclists/8511/
The actual title of the article: The 10 Most Hellish Hills for America's Cyclists Robbie Webber On Thu, Feb 6, 2014 at 11:15 AM, Matthew Berigan <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi! > > The city I live in is going through a mobility crisis as the economy here > has resulted in a bumper crop of cars on streets designed in the early > 1900s. > > There ARE a lot of bikers but usually those involved in public policy are > leisure/sport bikers and the large mass of commuters is mostly untapped for > their views. > > I believe in data being used to determine best solutions for creating > routes. I'd like to know if* anybody can tell me* what bike > route/path/lane/boulevard has the steepest grade in Madison (what is the > grade and street name/numbers so I can streetview it)? > > They say our streets are too steep for people to consider commuting (and > there are some steep places but there are also ways/routes to deal with > that). They also say it gets too hot here (avg 68ºF-88ºF). I know..... > > I'd also like to know if folks have any preferred tools for > measuring/mapping gradient. I've been playing with Google's My Tracks app > but it won't work on my phone - only my tablet: > MyTracks site http://www.google.com/mobile/mytracks/ > An example from here (if you click on the end point -lower right- you can > see the data) > https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=212638913161739896841.0004ed42fb622ebc15c44&msa=0 > > -- > Matthew (Mateus) Berigan > *- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - * > Campina Grande, Paraiba Brasil > 083-8787-4929 (Brasil cell) > 608-237-1596 (U.S. line) > [email protected] > [email protected] > [email protected] > [email protected] > [email protected] > [email protected] > > > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org > >
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