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This are the designed, protected routes in Bloomington currently mapped in #OpenStreetMap

The newer 7-Line is notably absent. And that disconnect bit up north? Those are the trails in Cascades Park.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

@markstos @bloomington_in So I suppose bike route algorithms recommend the bypass generally? I wouldn't. Between the debris thrown up on the path by speeding cars, and just generally the amount of carbon monoxide you suck in, I'll take my ebike quite a bit farther to avoid it.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

@benfulton @bloomington_in The algorithms don’t know about the debris in the bike lane nor have I heard of carbon monoxide being factored in, BUT the Pointz app allows reporting road hazards and road stress/comfort. But they have few users.

Both Strava and Ride With GPS factor in the routes actually take, so there are options for algorithms that look beyond what’s in OSM data.