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  • August 9, 2012 at 11:12 am #911868
    DismalScientist
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    This looks like a nice tool, but it doesn’t give me the routes I expect.
    I assume this is due to differences in assumptions on the speeds and relative safety of various routes.
    What assumptions are being made? Is there any way to access these assumptions through OpenMaps or is this internal to BikePlanner?

    In particular, BikePlanner always puts me on the Key bridge and M or the towpath going downtown rather than the TR bridge. I would think that the TR bridge is safer and probably as fast give lights. I think the towpath in that section is almost unrideable on a road bike.

    A second example is that BikePlanner route someone going from Clarendon to Rosslyn by Clarendon and over on Oak to the Custis. I think that going through to Lynn would be safer than dealing with that part of the Custis. Does BikePlanner allow for changing safety and speed parameter on a very narrow segment of a route?

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  • September 6, 2012 at 6:57 pm #950337
    chris_s
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    @Tim Kelley 30375 wrote:

    Tell us more, please!

    I’m going to wait a bit and see if/when/how my changes show up on bikeplanner.org

    If all works as I expect it to I’ll do up a quick tutorial.

    September 11, 2012 at 4:47 pm #950797
    chris_s
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    My first tutorial: Adding Bike Lanes to bikeplanner.org via OpenStreetMaps

    Expect one on adding trail connections within the next week or so if people find this one helpful.

    September 11, 2012 at 6:17 pm #950820
    Tim Kelley
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    @chris_s 30669 wrote:

    My first tutorial: Adding Bike Lanes to bikeplanner.org via OpenStreetMaps

    Expect one on adding trail connections within the next week or so if people find this one helpful.

    This was great! Please do more!

    September 12, 2012 at 4:29 pm #950928
    chris_s
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    @Tim Kelley 30693 wrote:

    This was great! Please do more!

    Ask and you shall receive: Adding Trails to bikeplanner.org via OpenStreetMaps

    October 1, 2012 at 6:52 pm #952616
    chris_s
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    A metric ton of map improvements went live over the weekend. (a bunch of bike lanes, the Rock Springs Park Trail, all the Bluemont Junction connector trails, Troy Park Connector, more I’ve forgotten)

    You may want to give this tool another look next time you’re planning a route.

    October 1, 2012 at 7:16 pm #952619
    Arlingtonrider
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    Thanks Chris!

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