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Re: Google Maps has a 'walking (biking) route' option now

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Tom Sherman

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Sep 18, 2008, 9:04:42 PM9/18/08
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Wayne Brown wrote:
> rms <rsqu...@removeflashmoo.net> wrote <MKdAk.817$c45...@nlpi065.nbdc.sbc.com> in rec.bicycles.misc:
>> Just noticed this option today. Could be useful for planning bike trips.
>
> So where in Google Maps is this option? I couldn't find it.
>
Click on "Get Directions" in the upper left quadrant just below the
"Google Maps" logo, and choose "Walking" from the pull down menu in the
lower left of the dialog box that appears.

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Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia
“Twisting may help if yawl can chew gum and walk.” - gene daniels

Wayne Brown

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Sep 19, 2008, 9:41:34 AM9/19/08
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In rec.bicycles.misc Tom Sherman <sunset...@removethisyahoo.com> wrote:
> Wayne Brown wrote:
>> rms <rsqu...@removeflashmoo.net> wrote <MKdAk.817$c45...@nlpi065.nbdc.sbc.com> in rec.bicycles.misc:
>>> Just noticed this option today. Could be useful for planning bike trips.
>>
>> So where in Google Maps is this option? I couldn't find it.
>>
> Click on "Get Directions" in the upper left quadrant just below the
> "Google Maps" logo, and choose "Walking" from the pull down menu in the
> lower left of the dialog box that appears.

Thanks! I played with it a little and it looks like it could be useful
for routes in my area.

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F. Wayne Brown <fwb...@bellsouth.net>

Þæs ofereode, ðisses swa mæg. ("That passed away, this also can.")
from "Deor," in the Exeter Book (folios 100r-100v)

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