{"id":719278,"date":"2010-04-19T09:27:25","date_gmt":"2010-04-19T13:27:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mobilecrunch.com\/?p=29742"},"modified":"2010-04-19T09:27:25","modified_gmt":"2010-04-19T13:27:25","slug":"ride-the-city-bike-routing-service-hits-the-iphone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/719278","title":{"rendered":"Ride the City bike routing service hits the iPhone"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nFriends of CG Jordan Anderson and Vaidila Kungys, creators of Ride the City New York<\/a> just released their first Ride the City iPhone app [download]<\/a> for NYC. The app, like the service, offers safe bike routes through New York and is based on the OpenStreetMap<\/a> project. It costs $1.99.<\/p>\n

To use it, you simply enter your start and end points and then follow the route. The map takes into consideration low-traffic roads as well as dedicated bike lanes to get you from point A to a Russian bath house<\/a> in the East Village. <\/p>\n

It also works on the iPad, but it will be hard to keep one hand free to signal when you’re lugging your slate around.<\/p>\n

Some points from their announcement<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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As on the website, the iPhone app steers you toward routes that maximize the use of bike lanes, bike paths, greenways, and other bike-friendly streets. Routes avoid high-traffic streets and steep climbs.
\nYou can select your preferred route sensitivity: direct, safe, or safer. Or you can change them on the fly.
\nThe directions are displayed on the map with an easy-to-read scrollable screen \u2013 perfect for double-checking your trip when taking a break.
\nFind the nearest bike shops (and get directions to one) with just one touch.
\nWe’ve placed a Report an Error button prominently on the map so you can provide instant feedback to report a mistake on the map or to suggest a better way around.
\nAs on the website, Ride the City utilizes a CloudMade<\/a> basemap that is sourced from OpenStreetMap, the volunteer community mapping project that is making a free map of the world.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\"\"<\/a>The app was built by developers at Door3<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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