NYC Bike Maps » New Feature http://www.nycbikemaps.com New York City's Bike Paths, Bike Lanes & Greenways Mapped Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:38:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 New Map: New York City Street View Bike Map http://www.nycbikemaps.com/spokes/new-map-new-york-city-street-view-bike-map/ http://www.nycbikemaps.com/spokes/new-map-new-york-city-street-view-bike-map/#comments Sun, 20 Apr 2008 19:08:16 +0000 Seth @ nyc bike maps http://www.nycbikemaps.com/?p=249 Google’s street view photography + the NYC Bike Map = the New York City Street View Bike Map

View street level photographs of New York City that allow you to zoom, pan, and rotate. Great for scouting and planning bike routes.

8th Avenue at West 53rd Street

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9th Street between 5th and 6th

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Central Park – East Drive

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In the image below the elevation of Harlem Hill is highlighted by the shading on the map.

NYC Bike Map terrain view

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If you are unfamiliar with MTA, Metro North, LIRR, or NJ Transit bike policies, please consult our Bikes on Transit page.
Map Update: Subway and Train Stations Now on Bike Map

]]> http://www.nycbikemaps.com/spokes/map-update-subway-and-train-stations-now-on-bike-map/feed/ 1 NYC Bike Map Widget for Google My Maps http://www.nycbikemaps.com/spokes/nyc-bike-map-widget-for-google-my-maps/ http://www.nycbikemaps.com/spokes/nyc-bike-map-widget-for-google-my-maps/#comments Thu, 19 Jul 2007 03:39:43 +0000 seth http://ybyg.com/nycbikemaps/?p=31 If you have a Gmail email account, then you can now add New York City’s bike paths and bike lanes to Google Maps with this new map widget. This will allow you to use new features on Google Maps, such as subway info and street view.
> Get the NYC Bike Mapplet for Google My Maps

View the nyc bike map with google's my maps

]]> http://www.nycbikemaps.com/spokes/nyc-bike-map-widget-for-google-my-maps/feed/ 0 New Feature: Link to this Map http://www.nycbikemaps.com/spokes/new-feature-link-to-this-map/ http://www.nycbikemaps.com/spokes/new-feature-link-to-this-map/#comments Sat, 20 Jan 2007 22:23:42 +0000 seth http://ybyg.com/nycbikemaps/?p=16 NYCBikeMaps’s new “Link to this Page” feature saves your current NYC Bike Map location, zoom, & map type.Simply click on the ‘Link to this page’ link in to the top right of the NYC Bike map and bookmark the webpage once the map has refreshed. Click on Link to this page to bookmark current map settings. The map’s web address will change from
http://www.nycbikemaps.com/maps/nyc-bike-map.php
to
http://www.nycbikemaps.com/maps/nyc-bike-map.php?lat=40.668953&lng=-73.969445&zoom=15&type=m
Here are a few sample links:

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