{"id":1258,"date":"2015-12-04T16:54:36","date_gmt":"2015-12-04T04:54:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.funk.co.nz\/blog\/?p=1258"},"modified":"2018-09-14T03:34:03","modified_gmt":"2018-09-13T15:34:03","slug":"can-someone-please-tell-google-maps-about-the-new-bike-path","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.funk.co.nz\/blog\/rants\/can-someone-please-tell-google-maps-about-the-new-bike-path","title":{"rendered":"Can someone please tell Google Maps about that bright magenta new bike path?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1969\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.co.nz\/maps\/dir\/124+Nelson+St,+Auckland,+1010\/30+Upper+Queen+St,+Auckland,+1010\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1969\" class=\"wp-image-1969 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.funk.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/bike-verticle-150x150.png\" alt=\"Directions from Upper Queen st to Nelson St via Skypath\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.funk.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/bike-verticle-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.funk.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/bike-verticle-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.funk.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/bike-verticle-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1969\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Directions from Upper Queen st to Nelson St via Skypath<\/p><\/div>\n<p>*UPDATE* Google has made the required changes, and we can now say that while it may not be shorter distance, it's the same time and a higher speed, therefore more fun, <strong>therefore a better route!<\/strong> Your drop into Canada st is only 1 meter, but the drop from Pitt st is 2 meters. It also follows a special optimal curve called a\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OKjUqPps8vM\"><strong>Brachistochrone curve<\/strong><\/a>\u00c2\u00a0something I learned recently - it will always win - this is the fastest way to roll a ball down hill.\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I know it just opened and all but... \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1260\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.funk.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Canada-St-Bridge_5179.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1260\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1260\" src=\"https:\/\/www.funk.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Canada-St-Bridge_5179-650x975.jpg\" alt=\"Funky new bike path\" width=\"650\" height=\"975\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1260\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Funky new bike path<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Here be the issue: 1 Canada to 124 Nelson should include this new bright magenta piece of awesomeness:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1259\" src=\"https:\/\/www.funk.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Screen-Shot-2015-12-04-at-5.50.48-pm-650x408.png\" alt=\"Canada st and Upper Queen to Nelson\" width=\"650\" height=\"408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.funk.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Screen-Shot-2015-12-04-at-5.50.48-pm-650x408.png 650w, https:\/\/www.funk.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Screen-Shot-2015-12-04-at-5.50.48-pm-600x376.png 600w, https:\/\/www.funk.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Screen-Shot-2015-12-04-at-5.50.48-pm-900x565.png 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>update<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1968\" src=\"https:\/\/www.funk.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/satelite-650x731.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"731\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.funk.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/satelite-650x731.png 650w, https:\/\/www.funk.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/satelite-600x675.png 600w, https:\/\/www.funk.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/satelite-768x864.png 768w, https:\/\/www.funk.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/satelite.png 833w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>*UPDATE* Google has made the required changes, and we can now say that while it may not be shorter distance, it&#8217;s the same time and a higher speed, therefore more fun, therefore a better route! 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