<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
		>
<channel>
	<title>Comments on: The world&#8217;s steepest streets</title>
	<atom:link href="http://googlesightseeing.com/2009/06/03/the-worlds-steepest-streets/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://googlesightseeing.com/2009/06/03/the-worlds-steepest-streets/</link>
	<description>Why bother seeing the world for real?</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:32:10 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5</generator>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
		<item>
		<title>By: Roxanna Rivard</title>
		<link>http://googlesightseeing.com/2009/06/03/the-worlds-steepest-streets/comment-page-1/#comment-206283</link>
		<dc:creator>Roxanna Rivard</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 02:14:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=6304#comment-206283</guid>
		<description>West 7th street in Alton IL USA is by far more steep than any of these</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>West 7th street in Alton IL USA is by far more steep than any of these</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Gareth</title>
		<link>http://googlesightseeing.com/2009/06/03/the-worlds-steepest-streets/comment-page-1/#comment-205919</link>
		<dc:creator>Gareth</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 22:48:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=6304#comment-205919</guid>
		<description>I used to work at the top of that road in Harlech. I have driven it many times - it is very steep and used often.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I used to work at the top of that road in Harlech. I have driven it many times &#8211; it is very steep and used often.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Jason</title>
		<link>http://googlesightseeing.com/2009/06/03/the-worlds-steepest-streets/comment-page-1/#comment-205892</link>
		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 02:31:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=6304#comment-205892</guid>
		<description>That crash barrier at the bottom of the PA road doesn&#039;t look like it would stop much.  The house behind the barrier looks derelict.  I wonder if the residents fled after that barrier got hit a few times.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>That crash barrier at the bottom of the PA road doesn&#8217;t look like it would stop much.  The house behind the barrier looks derelict.  I wonder if the residents fled after that barrier got hit a few times.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Lance Davis</title>
		<link>http://googlesightseeing.com/2009/06/03/the-worlds-steepest-streets/comment-page-1/#comment-205875</link>
		<dc:creator>Lance Davis</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:32:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=6304#comment-205875</guid>
		<description>Looks good.  Thanks for the edit!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Looks good.  Thanks for the edit!</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: julian</title>
		<link>http://googlesightseeing.com/2009/06/03/the-worlds-steepest-streets/comment-page-1/#comment-205873</link>
		<dc:creator>julian</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:28:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=6304#comment-205873</guid>
		<description>Can confirm the Harlech one is steep.  I have driven down it and walked up it.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Can confirm the Harlech one is steep.  I have driven down it and walked up it.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Ben</title>
		<link>http://googlesightseeing.com/2009/06/03/the-worlds-steepest-streets/comment-page-1/#comment-205836</link>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 10:28:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=6304#comment-205836</guid>
		<description>I visited Lincoln last week and that had a rather steep hill called... er, Steep Hill. I doubt it is steep those in your list and the steepest bit was pedestrianised so it wouldn&#039;t count any way, but I think it deserves a mention for being so aptly named.

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&amp;source=s_q&amp;hl=en&amp;q=Lincoln,+United+Kingdom&amp;sll=53.800651,-4.064941&amp;sspn=19.753319,42.93457&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;cd=1&amp;geocode=Fa9MLAMdvMj3_w&amp;split=0&amp;ll=53.233088,-0.539041&amp;spn=0.001217,0.002621&amp;t=h&amp;z=19</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I visited Lincoln last week and that had a rather steep hill called&#8230; er, Steep Hill. I doubt it is steep those in your list and the steepest bit was pedestrianised so it wouldn&#8217;t count any way, but I think it deserves a mention for being so aptly named.</p>
<p>Placemark: <a href="http://googlesightseeing.com/maps?p=6304&amp;c=205836&amp;f=q&amp;source=s_q&amp;hl=en&amp;q=Lincoln,+United+Kingdom&amp;sll=53.800651,-4.064941&amp;sspn=19.753319,42.93457&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;cd=1&amp;geocode=Fa9MLAMdvMj3_w&amp;split=0&amp;ll=53.233088,-0.539041&amp;spn=0.001217,0.002621&amp;t=h&amp;z=19" rel="nofollow">Google Maps</a> / <a href='http://googlesightseeing.com/gearth/comment/205836.kml'>Google Earth</a></p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Parabellum</title>
		<link>http://googlesightseeing.com/2009/06/03/the-worlds-steepest-streets/comment-page-1/#comment-205832</link>
		<dc:creator>Parabellum</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 22:21:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=6304#comment-205832</guid>
		<description>Well yes, you would get an answer like that from &quot;Ask Oxford&quot; wouldn&#039;t you?   Tally ho, cheerio and pip pip, mate!

From Wikipedia &quot;Street&quot;:
A street is a paved public thoroughfare in the built environment. It is a public parcel of land adjoining buildings in an urban context, on which people may freely assemble, interact, and move about. A street can be as simple as a level patch of dirt, but is more often paved with a hard, durable surface such as concrete, cobblestone or brick. Portions may also be smoothed with asphalt, embedded with rails, or otherwise prepared to accommodate non-pedestrian traffic.

From Wikipedia &quot;Road&quot;: 
A road is an identifiable route, way or path between places. Roads are typically smoothed, paved, or otherwise prepared to allow easy travel; though they need not be, and historically many roads were simply recognizable routes without any formal construction or maintenance.

Back to &quot;Street&quot; again:
Originally the word &quot;street&quot; simply meant a paved road (Latin: &quot;via strata&quot;). The word &quot;street&quot; is still sometimes used colloquially as a synonym for &quot;road&quot;, for example in connection with the ancient Watling Street, but city residents and urban planners draw a crucial modern distinction: a road&#039;s main function is transportation, while streets facilitate public interaction. Examples of streets include pedestrian streets, alleys, and city-centre streets too crowded for road vehicles to pass. Conversely, highways and motorways are types of roads, but few would refer to them as streets.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well yes, you would get an answer like that from &#8220;Ask Oxford&#8221; wouldn&#8217;t you?   Tally ho, cheerio and pip pip, mate!</p>
<p>From Wikipedia &#8220;Street&#8221;:<br />
A street is a paved public thoroughfare in the built environment. It is a public parcel of land adjoining buildings in an urban context, on which people may freely assemble, interact, and move about. A street can be as simple as a level patch of dirt, but is more often paved with a hard, durable surface such as concrete, cobblestone or brick. Portions may also be smoothed with asphalt, embedded with rails, or otherwise prepared to accommodate non-pedestrian traffic.</p>
<p>From Wikipedia &#8220;Road&#8221;:<br />
A road is an identifiable route, way or path between places. Roads are typically smoothed, paved, or otherwise prepared to allow easy travel; though they need not be, and historically many roads were simply recognizable routes without any formal construction or maintenance.</p>
<p>Back to &#8220;Street&#8221; again:<br />
Originally the word &#8220;street&#8221; simply meant a paved road (Latin: &#8220;via strata&#8221;). The word &#8220;street&#8221; is still sometimes used colloquially as a synonym for &#8220;road&#8221;, for example in connection with the ancient Watling Street, but city residents and urban planners draw a crucial modern distinction: a road&#8217;s main function is transportation, while streets facilitate public interaction. Examples of streets include pedestrian streets, alleys, and city-centre streets too crowded for road vehicles to pass. Conversely, highways and motorways are types of roads, but few would refer to them as streets.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Alex Turnbull</title>
		<link>http://googlesightseeing.com/2009/06/03/the-worlds-steepest-streets/comment-page-1/#comment-205831</link>
		<dc:creator>Alex Turnbull</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 22:13:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=6304#comment-205831</guid>
		<description>HighUpin where now? ;)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>HighUpin where now? <img src='http://googlesightseeing.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: HighUPinPA</title>
		<link>http://googlesightseeing.com/2009/06/03/the-worlds-steepest-streets/comment-page-1/#comment-205828</link>
		<dc:creator>HighUPinPA</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:59:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=6304#comment-205828</guid>
		<description>Yeah Pittsburgh.  Football (American) champion, soon to be hockey champion, host of G-20 summit, and now this.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yeah Pittsburgh.  Football (American) champion, soon to be hockey champion, host of G-20 summit, and now this.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Nicky Gardner and Susanne Kries</title>
		<link>http://googlesightseeing.com/2009/06/03/the-worlds-steepest-streets/comment-page-1/#comment-205827</link>
		<dc:creator>Nicky Gardner and Susanne Kries</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:04:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=6304#comment-205827</guid>
		<description>We wrote about your example in Harlech, Wales in the March 2006 issue of hidden europe magazine, having visited this road a month earlier. It is indeed formidably steep. Dauntingly so. True, it does have that admonition discouraging use by motor vehicles, but such signs are very common in Britain. Such signs are often disregarded, and so that Harlech road is used a lot. Definitely a car every minute or two in daylight hours. We think the 40 per cent grade sign is plausible, but the road only reaches such steep inclines on the inside of the very tight curves.
Nicky and Susanne
editors
hidden europe magazine
http://www.hiddeneurope.co.uk</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We wrote about your example in Harlech, Wales in the March 2006 issue of hidden europe magazine, having visited this road a month earlier. It is indeed formidably steep. Dauntingly so. True, it does have that admonition discouraging use by motor vehicles, but such signs are very common in Britain. Such signs are often disregarded, and so that Harlech road is used a lot. Definitely a car every minute or two in daylight hours. We think the 40 per cent grade sign is plausible, but the road only reaches such steep inclines on the inside of the very tight curves.<br />
Nicky and Susanne<br />
editors<br />
hidden europe magazine<br />
<a href="http://www.hiddeneurope.co.uk" rel="nofollow">http://www.hiddeneurope.co.uk</a></p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
</channel>
</rss>
