[OSM-talk] OpenStreetMap Type Effort for Cycling Routes in Utrecht

[Steve Chilton]

Following appeared on the All Points Blog (of Directions Magazine) late
last week: http://www.allpointsblog.com/

Thursday, July 13. 2006  
OpenStreetMap Type Effort for Cycling Routes in Utrecht
Reuters reports on a new website put together by volunteers from Dutch
cyclists union ENFB that allows routing for bicycles travelling in The
Netherlands province of Utrecht. Bike lanes are not included in car
navigation software, so cyclists had to map them and include attributes
important to cyclists: "road surface, scenery and if a road is well lit.
One of every three trips in The Netherlands is by bike.
URL is: http://www.fietsersbond.nl/fietsrouteplanner/
Full story from Washington Post is at:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/12/AR200607
1201160.html

Perhaps someone in OSM group here could approach BCF (British Cycling
Federation) and suggest similar project in major cities in UK.

Cheers
STEVE

Steve Chilton, Learning Support Fellow
Learning and Technical Support Unit Manager
School of Health and Social Sciences
Middlesex University
phone/fax: 020 8411 5355
email: steve8 at mdx.ac.uk

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