A Google maps for pedstrians?

[logant]

Is there a Google Maps type service which gives you directions in pedestrian route?

[shinobiwest]

I know of HopStop
http://www.hopstop.com/?city=sanfrancisco

other cities:

New York City
New Jersey
Boston
Chicago
Washington DC

[acidburn]

Vindigo is a nice application if you have a Palm. Not necessarily going to give you directions everywhere, but is a lot like a guidebook and does offer walking directions in addition to public transportation options. There is a small annual subscription fee.

http://vindigo.com/

[tokenuser]

Is there a Google Maps type service which gives you directions in pedestrian route?I am yet to see that, but give me a map and an idea about where I need to get to, and I am pretty good at navigating on foot or by car. It really pisses my wife off that I can navigate cities I have never been to after looking over a map.

Back to the OT ...

I use the new "My Maps" feature in Google Maps. I pinpoint my first location, then pin point my second location (and third, forth, etc) on the map. I had maps like that prepared for our (aborted at the last minute) trip to Prague. I also use the Mobile Google Maps app on my Blackberry all the time when I visit a city now.

While not exactly an online resource, when I am visiting a new city, I also like the StreetWise (http://www.streetwisemaps.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=19&Itemid=32) maps. These have to be the clearest, easiest to manage maps I have ever found as a tourist. I have travelled as a pedestrian in Barcelona, Paris, and London using these maps to navigate around with, and they are outstanding.

[acidburn]

I second the Streetwise maps if you are looking for a low-tech paper map. Great for navigating cities. Plus, they are laminated so they always fold back up the right way easily.

[tokenuser]

I second the Streetwise maps if you are looking for a low-tech paper map. Great for navigating cities. Plus, they are laminated so they always fold back up the right way easily.Sometimes the lowtech tools are far better for travelling. Draw much less attention to yourself, don't require batteries, and are universally understood with a well know UI :)

I also wear a self winding mechanical watch - as someone whose life revolves around a digital world, I find comfort in analogue devices :)

[geiselle]

Is there a Google Maps type service which gives you directions in pedestrian route?

Man, I wish. I looked up directions to a hardware store the other day (cracked toilet tank AGH). It could've taken me only five minutes but took fifteen or twenty since I forgot about a pedestrian bridge over a nearby major highway. I could've gone over instead of around. Of course it's covered in graffiti like "SEX MONEY MURDER" and "WELCOME TO THE BLOODHOUSE," so maybe it was more like "this is Blood territory, *****!" than Google Maps not being detailed enough.

Yeah..the toilet quit flooding the bathroom, though, so it's cool.

It's pretty easy to compensate for Google Maps' shortcomings by exploring some of the other streets along your route. They did add the thing where you can change your route by clicking and dragging, though. That's helped me estimate how long it'll take me to get to various destinations on my bike much more accurately.