I have business in the Bloomfield Hills suburb of Detroit in a couple of weeks. Google Maps gives me two routes from the airport car rental to my destination with roughly the same travel time and a third that appears slightly longer. Which is best in terms of ease of navigation for a solo driving Detroit area newb, safe road conditions (especially if it snows), and likelihood that the travel time is accurate (i.e. not prone to massive unexpected delays)? [more inside]
posted by safetyfork on Nov 24, 2010 - 10 answers

I have a task where I have a bunch of streets that I need to drive on, (but not all streets like StreetView) and I would like to know how is the best method to accomplish this while limiting the amount of extra un-needed driving? [more inside]
posted by farmersckn on Jan 14, 2009 - 8 answers

I'm planning to visit every stop on a major metropolitan subway system in a single day (long story), and need to plan the most efficient route. Anyone know of useful technology/mathematical theories that help with route planning?
posted by jasonsmall on Mar 9, 2006 - 16 answers

I'm looking for a way to generate bike "cue sheets". [more inside]
posted by ObscureReferenceMan on Jul 10, 2005 - 7 answers

Need some advice on GIS route software. [more inside]
posted by machaus on Feb 6, 2005 - 3 answers