[BHV] maps of favorite routes

[Kingsbury's Cyclery]

Ask Rich Shapiro how he did his maps. On his website he offers several local 
rides  http://www.gtgtandems.com/cuesheets.html

PK


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kent Goben" <KGoben at co.chemung.ny.us>
To: "Big Horn Velo Cycling Club, Elmira, NY" <bhv at icycle.org>
Cc: <jimarey at stny.rr.com>; "Linda Couchon" <lwc4 at cornell.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 8:49 AM
Subject: Re: [BHV] maps of favorite routes


> Bill,
> Do you have any idea where some of those maps are that were done in the
> past?
> We discussed going to the internet initially instead of doing the hard
> copies because:
> 1.  MOre people go to the internet now days than in the past to find
> information.  Having these maps on the internet (with a hit counter) will
> probably be a more efficient way for people to find them.
> 2.  If we set it up in a way that you can see each route seperately, and
> combined, on the internet, we may be able to put a much larger variety of
> routes than just on paper.
> 3.  I personally would like to see where you can pull up each route
> individually and get the route, elevation, and other information about the
> route than we could probably put onto the paper.
> 4.  This will be a goal for the 2007-2008 committee.
> 5.  Our goal is to also link to a larger variety of web sites (chamber of
> commerce, tourism groups, bed and breakfast groups, etc.) and end up
> promoting to them that we could create the maps (someway in contradiction
> to what I just said) in a hard copy form or a variety of hard copy forms
> (maps for hiking, map for cross country skiing, map for cycling, etc.) and
> have them provide the funding to do it.
>
> We should also have the expertise of Mike at ECTC to create the
> maps/website to some extent, but would also probably need some volunteer
> web casters to extend this.
> This may not be perfect, but at the least it is a step in the right
> direction to get it started.
> It would be great if we already have some of the maps that our riders
> already have, and the maps that your committee already has developed.
> .
>
>
>
> To: "Big Horn Velo Cycling Club, Elmira, NY" <bhv at icycle.org>
> From: William Lodico <wlodico at stny.rr.com>
> Sent by: bhv-bounces at icycle.org
> Date: 09/24/2007 08:09PM
> Subject: Re: [BHV] maps of favorite routes
>
> Kent,
>
> At BACPAC*'S predecessor, there was talk of putting together maps for
> the Schuyler, Chemung, Steuben a couple of years ago.  A fairly
> large, well informed group of us spent several hours   marking up
> some large county maps, and we actually got a pretty fair start on
> the project although there was clearly quite a lot more work to do.
>
> When we saw the amount of volunteer work that was going to be
> involved, we asked for a commitment from government transportation
> liaisons that there would be money and other resources available so
> that we could publish a high quality map.  I believe that I broached
> the topic at least once during last year's BACPAC meetings.  Although
> there was assurance that that sort of commitment could be obtained,
> to the best of my knowledge it has not yet been obtained.
>
> I frankly think we get should strive to get that commitment, not just
> in money but in expertise with assurances that what we will wind up
> with will be worth the effort, before committing the necessary
> volunteer time and effort toward the worthy goal you suggest.
>
> Bill
>
> *for those wondering, BACPAC is our acronym for the Chemung/Schuyler/
> Steuben Bicycle Advisory Committee/Pedestrian Advisory Committee.  If
> you are interested in joining Kent and me as BHV representatives on
> this committee, let me know.
>
> On Sep 24, 2007, at 9:20 AM, Kent Goben wrote:
>
> I was at the BACPAC meeting last Friday.  It was a very interesting
> meeting.  One of the points that was made is that there does not seem
> to be
> a way to find some of the best bicycle routes (road and trail, hiking,
> etc.) for visitors, new riders, someone wanting to try something
> new.  One
> person said that he frequently took his bike up to Rochester because
> he had
> maps on where to ride.  His comment was that there goes the money that I
> could be spending in the Southern Tier instead.
> So, to make a long story short, we started a new sub committee.  We are
> going to try and develop a web page that will list routes,
> elevations, etc.
> for the average and higher rider.
> So, those of you that have the computers that would be able to send
> us some
> of the maps in our area, this would be a start.  We have a meeting
> scheduled for October 19 to start organizing ideas.
> If there is anyone else that would like to be a part of this group, we
> would surely appreciate the expertise.Kent
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