nah, didn't really expect it...

[cellio]

It was unlikely, but it would be cool if MapQuest (or some similar service) provided a path-finding option that minimizes the expenditure of kinetic energy. For, y'know, pedestrians who want to take hills into account. The only customization option I see is "avoid highways", which I was going to do anyway. :-)

Oh well. I will just have to rely on my innate knowledge of the topography involved.

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[gnomi.livejournal.com]

In my neck of the woods, the big problem with using MapQuest for walking directions is the abundance of one-way streets. I can more than happily walk down a one-way street, but since MapQuest has to assume I'm driving, it sometimes routes me in the most illogical ways possible. I'd love for someone to develop a MapQuest-like system for pedestrians.

[cellio]

Yes, one-way streets would certainly be a factor. We don't have as many of those here. (Also, in this particular case, I know the area reasonably well; I'm just looking for the route that best accommodates laziness. :-) Well, maybe "laziness" isn't the right word; the destination I want to reach on Shabbat is 2.25 miles away, which adds up.)