{"id":3289,"date":"2019-08-31T07:03:16","date_gmt":"2019-08-31T11:03:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/langa.com\/?p=3289"},"modified":"2019-08-22T14:12:35","modified_gmt":"2019-08-22T18:12:35","slug":"where-are-some-good-places-to-cycle-around-boston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/langa.com\/index.php\/2019\/08\/31\/where-are-some-good-places-to-cycle-around-boston\/","title":{"rendered":"“Where are some good places to cycle around Boston?”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

( Answer requested by Elynn Quirk<\/em>.)<\/small><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This works almost anywhere \u2014 not just Boston:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Open Google Maps. Click the three-line Menu icon in the corner. Select Bicyling<\/strong> from the left-hand menu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s all it takes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Google will then superimpose a color-coded layer atop the normal road map showing you the area\u2019s (1) dedicated bike lanes, (2) dedicated bike paths, (3) \u2018bicycle-friendly\u2019 roads; and (4) unpaved\/dirt bike trails.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zoom in for street-by-street detail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you ask Google Maps to plot a route for you and select or say \u201cby bicycle,\u201d Google will plot a route that avoids unnecessary hills, and sticks to bike lanes and bike-friendly roads when possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Click or say \u201cNavigate,\u201d and Google will then give you turn-by-turn bicycle-specific directions as you pedal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With that kind of automated support, you can bike an unfamiliar area like a native — and in some cases, better than natives. (I found paths near me I never knew about!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A click or two and Google Maps will show you four color-coded classes of bike-ability, superimposed on the normal street map. Bike-specific turn-by-turn navigation is supported, too.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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( Answer requested by Elynn Quirk.) This works almost anywhere \u2014 not just Boston: Open Google Maps. Click the three-line Menu icon in the corner. Select Bicyling from the left-hand menu. That\u2019s all it takes. 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