It’s fast, convenient, healthy, eco-friendly, fun, and cheap - and now it’s also getting even easier.
We’re talking about biking.
Yesterday, Google announced their new bikeshare information feature in Google Maps. With this new feature, travelers and commuters in 24 cities can now use Google Maps to locate bikesharing stations, see how many bikes are available at a station, and find out whether there’s an empty space for them to leave their bike or not. All in real-time.
It’s not the first time Google adds shared vehicle stations to their map. Last December, the company teamed up with Lime to help commuters travel the last mile by guiding them towards Lime stations. The new bikeshare integration that has been available in New York for the past year, is made possible from data provided by Ito World.
The feature is available on Google Maps for Android and iOS in Barcelona, Berlin, Brussels, Budapest, Chicago, Dublin, Hamburg, Helsinki, Kaohsiung, London, Los Angeles, Lyon, Madrid, Mexico City, Montreal, New Taipei City, New York City, Rio de Janeiro, San Francisco Bay Area, São Paulo, Toronto, Vienna, Warsaw, and Zurich with more on the way.
We love to bike in Denmark. Especially in Copenhagen, where one of our three MapsPeople offices is located. Here are a few fun facts about our cycling culture that I bet you didn't know.
If you liked this blog, maybe you'll also enjoy the blog below about the partnership between Google Maps and Lime.