Yesterday at the National Bike Summit in Washington D.C. Google announced a new addition to  Google Maps,  biking directions.  This is a big step towards organizing and collecting  cycling routes all over the country.  Google Maps is not only using known municipal cycling routes, but also rail trail routes, designated state routes and county cycling routes.  As with other types of transportation methods the Google Maps bike option has customizable routes, but with some added features such as highlighted dashed and solid green routes in Urban centers.  Google biking directions is still in a beta version and Google is encouraging feedback,  Utility Cycling has  raised some interesting questions about the new Google Maps bike directions. » Read more: Google Maps Now for Cycling Routes