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I mapped a route from the Haight Street entrance of Golden Gate Park to the Castro Safeway. The route ends up being almost correct. The route going to the Safe
by starkfist 17y ago
I mapped a route from the Haight Street entrance of Golden Gate Park to the Castro Safeway. The route ends up being almost correct.
The route going to the Safeway bombs down Page street to Laguna and then wraps around. Overshooting like this sort of makes sense, but I would have just cut out at The Wiggle at Scott street and weaved over.
On the way back it used The Wiggle, but then goes up Page, which has a bike path, but is very steep. Elevation-wise, it makes more sense to do the full Wiggle over to Fell and then use the Panhandle bike trail.
- tlrobinson 17y agoDoh, you're right. I actually mapped nearly the same route (I live in upper Haight) and I saw it didn't use the Wiggle, but didn't realize it was because the route was downhill. I wonder if it's based on special cases (like the mapped bike routes) or terrain. Anyway, that's great.
- starkfist 17y agoIt tends towards mapped bike routes. I don't think it would send anyone on Page for any reason other than it has a bike lane. I now live in NYC and it has mapped a few convoluted routes along the FDR bike path, when it would be far faster to use 2nd or 3rd avenue.