Two days ago, Google Maps introduced a new utility that will map a walking path to your destination, given the destination is under 6.2 miles and in a large city. They also fixed the mass-transit feature found in bigger cities. Granted, it's in beta, but it's a step in the right direction.
Kudos to Google. Now, I expect to see more people walking and absorbing their surroundings, especially all you hippies with iPhones or iPod Touches.
(On a personal note, I determined today that from where I am going to live to where I will work at UIUC is about 1.2 miles. At LSU, this distance was ~0.8 miles. I'm excited.)
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That's cool, but I think driving directions are more useful. When I'm on foot, I don't get distracted by traffic, and consequently I don't get lost as easily.
Good to know :-). I'm excited too; see you in two and a half weeks!
On a side note, gmaps pedometer has been able to do this for a while now. I use it to measure running routes in Lexington.
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