Comments on: Bike map legends http://complexdiagrams.com/2009/02/05/bike-map-legends/ Making the Complex Accessible: Information Visualization and Interaction Design by Noah Iliinsky Fri, 16 Jul 2010 19:14:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: bike mania http://complexdiagrams.com/2009/02/05/bike-map-legends/comment-page-1/#comment-4458 bike mania Mon, 16 Mar 2009 19:15:48 +0000 http://complexdiagrams.com/?p=97#comment-4458 I really liked your blog! I really liked your blog!

]]> By: Sanguinity http://complexdiagrams.com/2009/02/05/bike-map-legends/comment-page-1/#comment-4096 Sanguinity Sat, 07 Feb 2009 04:23:42 +0000 http://complexdiagrams.com/?p=97#comment-4096 Do drivers have to play nice where there aren't sharrows? Do drivers have to play nice where there aren’t sharrows?

]]> By: Noah http://complexdiagrams.com/2009/02/05/bike-map-legends/comment-page-1/#comment-4093 Noah Sat, 07 Feb 2009 01:23:44 +0000 http://complexdiagrams.com/?p=97#comment-4093 Sharrows are the arrows painted on the road that say "bikes are OK here, don't forget to share." Not bike lanes, not even "separate but equal," just "play nice." Sharrows are the arrows painted on the road that say “bikes are OK here, don’t forget to share.” Not bike lanes, not even “separate but equal,” just “play nice.”

]]> By: Sanguinity http://complexdiagrams.com/2009/02/05/bike-map-legends/comment-page-1/#comment-4089 Sanguinity Fri, 06 Feb 2009 21:43:14 +0000 http://complexdiagrams.com/?p=97#comment-4089 Bah to Seattle's map. I'd have a horrid time picking a usable route with that. And what's a sharrow? Even after googling, I'm not sure what a sharrow is, nor if I want to ride on one. (In one?) The Portland map (Portland? Metro?) uses the same color-coding as King County, more-or-less, which makes me happy. Scan for a cool-color route, THEN look at the legend to make sure you understand what the route actually is. (They do steep grades, too!) More biking maps should designate the locations of loose dogs. Bah to Seattle’s map. I’d have a horrid time picking a usable route with that. And what’s a sharrow? Even after googling, I’m not sure what a sharrow is, nor if I want to ride on one. (In one?)

The Portland map (Portland? Metro?) uses the same color-coding as King County, more-or-less, which makes me happy. Scan for a cool-color route, THEN look at the legend to make sure you understand what the route actually is. (They do steep grades, too!)

More biking maps should designate the locations of loose dogs.

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