> Why? What's the point? It's a map. Street names are pretty much the #1 most important thing. My pet theory here is mislaid/misaligned interests: 90% of Googl

> Why? What's the point? It's a map. Street names are pretty much the #1 most important thing. My pet theory here is mislaid/misaligned interests: 90% of Google Maps users are probably using it for automotive navigation, not for identifying cross-streets. A more strident person would argue that Google is consequently, in part, responsible for reinforcing America's obscene car dependence. I'll leave them to make that argument :-)