Nathan Yau at FlowingData has mapped popular running routes for 22 major cities, including 18 in the U.S.
To make these maps, Lau simply grabbed public data from the exercise-tracking app RunKeeper. While these visualizations are not representative of all runners in a city, they do offer useful information on urban spaces. For one, we see that people really do love running near water and in parks.
BOSTON
CHICAGO
WASHINGTON DC
LONDON
MIAMI
NEW YORK
PARIS
PHILADELPHIA
SYDNEY
TOKIO
VENICE
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