Somehow the universe is listening. It knows how I fight the good fight to get more peeps to cycle. On many occasions my “cycling is grand” conversations head towards the topic of commuting to work by bicycle. I hear the “Well, I would bike to work but it’s so unsafe…I don’t know where the bike friendly streets are”. Know I can scream RUBBISH!, and then enjoy an awkward laugh.
I’ve noticed in the last 4 months alone 2 sites getting tons of use and becoming more popular. They’re fulfilling a need for so many cyclist in the city with awesome biking info like finding the safest route from point A to point B; or simply checking out all the wonderful bike friendly and even bike only routes, routes that are separated from traffic.
NYC Bike Maps has interactive bicycle maps for each borough giving you many options to plan a ride for commuting or recreation. It also has tons of useful information about biking in NYC and acts as a hub for cycling events around the city.
Ride the City is another interactive map focusing on cycling routes in the Big Apple and makes it easier to map a safe route to ride. Just plug in point A and B, wait a half-second and it’s laid out for you on screen giving the most direct, a safe and the safest route to your destination.
Both sites are very useful and will aid me in my never ending quest to get more people to bike more, whenever and where ever they can.
