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We use data from OpenStreetMap, meaning you can edit and update information wherever you are, and changes will appear on the map in a matter of days.

Yes -- at the bottom of the post we show how you can use our mapzen.js library to draw routes on a map. If you know Leaflet it's relatively straightforward.

Hi! I'm with Mapzen. Setting `use_roads` to zero means a preference for using roads tagged in OpenStreetMap that have bike infrastructure, as opposed to roads without bike lanes. W…

Hi! I'm with Mapzen. Yes, the default for `bicycle` are now 0.25. If you're familiar with Leaflet, it's also pretty easy to draw routes in mapzen.js and pass different parameters t…

Hi! Nathaniel and John from Mapzen here. We thought a lot about the colors for the new bike map. Green is pretty universal for trails and paths where bicycles are protected from ca…

hey eean -- that's on our roadmap! We can already route by bike, and by BART. Multimodal Bike+BART would basically look and act like the walking + transit directions we have now. D…

Hey, I'm with Mapzen, let me know if you have any questions. We're importing GTFS feeds from multiple transit agencies and serving them via a single API via our Transit.land projec…

A great question. That's why we make all the underlying source code open, including chef and docker config info for people to build it themselves if they want or need to. https://g…

open > proprietary: If you want routing (and elevation and a time-distance matrix) based on open data, via an API with liberal licensing, all based on open source code that you cou…