A roundup of maps elsewhere

1) Michael Holloway at bikingtoronto.com links to a feature at sportdistancecalculator.com which calculates and charts altitude on bike routes. Here we see a route with red for uphill, blue for flat and green for downhill:

Next, we have all the data:

It also works for off-road paths.

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2) Next from Steve Munro and blogto: nextbus.com now covers some TTC routes - I only see the Queen's Quay/Spadina streetcars, but several others, including the King car, are promised.The data for this comes from GPS units on buses and streetcars reporting their positions. The main use seems to be for mobile devices, but there is a Google Map-based app as well.

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3) Just south of Withrow Park, the map shows a Riverdale neighbourhood attraction. Make of it what you will.

Comments

[Michael Holloway]

Thank you for the reference Patrick.

At my blog in Biking Toronto I'm planning to post more maps of bike routes I've found that work for various reasons; like speed (if your late) or safe (if you've planned well this time), commute (regular routes to work and home that are efficient and safe, or fast and dangerous) recreational (those lazy rides where it doesn't matter when you arrive), and so on.

These maps are easy to make and I'm encouraging everyone who has an interesting route to make one, and post the link to a Twitter list I've created - to gather them all together (#BikeRouteWiki). I'll take pictures of the maps, add a link to Sport Distance Calculator, and post big thumbnails in the Biking Toronto blog - as a resource for all.