Streetwise Austin Map - Laminated City Center Street Map of Austin, Texas (Streetwise (Streetwise Maps)) [Map]

Streetwise Maps (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 2010 | Series: Streetwise (Streetwise Maps)

PLEASE NOTE: A newly updated version of this STREETWISE map is available with expanded coverage. The map may be found by searching for the new product ISBN: 9781931257589 Thank You.

Streetwise Austin Map - Laminated City Center Street Map of Austin, Texas - Folding pocket size travel map

This map covers the following areas:
Main Austin Map 1:30,000
Austin Area Map 1:180,000
Downtown Austin Map 1:10,000

Named after Stephen F. Austin, the father of Texas, this eclectic capital city combines down-home charm with buzzing activity. Also known as the live music capital of the world due to all the music festivals sponsored here, Austin is a happening hip town for visitors and natives alike.

Be on top of the action with a STREETWISE® map of Austin. With it you’ll discover all the cultural sites, as well as Austin’s physical attractions, like the natural pool at Barton Springs, the rolling green of Zilker Park and the nightly flight of over a million bats from beneath Congress Av. Bridge (Q21 on the downtown inset map).

The inset map of downtown Austin shows an orderly grid system, clearly highlighted with hotels, points of interest, parking lots, museums and state government sites.

The Austin Area map will navigate you in and around the city to such places as Austin Bergstrom International Airport and the Colorado River bike trails. From Lake Austin to Lake Travis, the STREETWISE® map of Austin gets you going to explore areas outside the center city.

Our pocket size map of Austin is also laminated for durability and accordion folding for effortless use. The STREETWISE® Austin map is one of many detailed and easy-to-read city street maps designed and published by STREETWISE®. Buy your STREETWISE® Austin map today and you too can navigate Austin, Texas like a native. For a larger selection of our detailed travel maps simply type STREETWISE MAPS into the search bar.

Editorial Reviews

Review

'Don't leave home without STREETWISE.' --The New York Times

'STREETWISE is an absolute travel essential.' --Travel + Leisure Magazine

'In a strange city, your sense of direction is only as good as the map in your hands. The best maps to carry are published by STREETWISE.' --Chicago Daily Herald

About the Author

STREETWISE® is the first map to be designed with modern graphics and is the originator of the laminated, accordion-fold map format. We’ve set the standard that every map company has imitated but never duplicated. Our mission is to make you feel comfortable, to make you feel safe in a place where you’ve never been before and to enable you to experience a familiar place more fully.

The company was founded in 1984 by Michael Brown, who had been in international publishing for many years, setting up subsidiaries for textbook publishers. In the 1970’s, Brown traveled extensively throughout Africa, India, the Middle East and Southeast Asia. Brown would take a large paper map, cut out the city center, folded it up and slip it into his pocket, thus preventing him from looking like a tourist in areas where discretion is the better part of travel. This was his tool for surviving.

After many years on the road, Brown settled back in New York and decided to start his own business, based on the adaptations he had made to maps in his travels. His goal was to give someone the ability to navigate easily in unfamiliar terrain.

He started with a new map format: the accordion fold. Such a simple idea, but at the time it was revolutionary. No more struggling to fold an awkward, oversized paper map. This new format would enable the user to blend in like a native, instead of stick out like a tourist. Brown then added lamination to ensure that the map would be a lasting tool.

More important than the format was the design of the map itself. It had to be a map that not only succeeded above and beyond any map he had used, but was esthetically appealing as well. The look of it had to be as striking as the functionality. Color was introduced in a way that was never seen before in a map - vivid purple for water, soothing gray for the background of street grids, gold to highlight elements of the map. Clarity, conciseness and convenience in a very stylish package.

Building the business was a 24 hour job. Brown sold the maps during the day, zipping around Manhattan making deliveries on his Harley Davidson. At night he packed the orders and did the design work. More titles were added, each title requiring months of research and design.

Today, STREETWISE® produces over 130 titles for major destinations, regions and countries throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, Australia, Europe, the United Kingdom and Asia. We have grown from the back of a motorcycle to selling millions of maps around the world.

Yet each title is still painstakingly researched and updated. STREETWISE® is one of the only, if not THE only map company that conducts research by walking or driving an area to ensure accuracy. After all, what good is the map if what you hold in your hands doesn’t match what you see on the street sign? This lengthy fact checking results in superior accuracy; in effect, we’ve done the work, now you have the adventure.

In the end, it’s not about the map, it’s about getting out and finding your own authentic experience wherever you go. It’s about being in a city or a region and discovering things that you never thought you would find. You can do this if you have confidence and you have confidence if you have a great map. STREETWISE® is the great map that you need.

Product Details

• Map: 1 pages
• Publisher: Streetwise Maps (May 1, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 193125737X
• ISBN-13: 978-1931257374
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 3.8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 0.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #906,367 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely, positively the worst Austin map ever, March 13, 2008

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James A. Parker "rekrapmij" (Austin, Texas United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Streetwise Austin Map - Laminated City Center Street Map of Austin, Texas - Folding pocket size travel map (Map)

I've lived in Austin for 33 years, and I thought that a small, plastic map would be good if I heard an unfamiliar street name. My idea may be good, but this map is terrible. At best, it shows Central Austin, but calling it an Austin map is wrong. If you know anything about Austin, consider this: It shows nothing north of 45th street and Camp Mabry. On the east side it stops around Pleasant Valley and Berkman. Going south, it stops at Zilker Park. (Almost nothing south of the river is shown.) Going west, it does show Rollingwood and Westlake Hills. The downtown detail map on the back is o.k., but it's already out of date. The "Area Map" on the back only goes to Pflugerville (north), Decker Lake but not Manor (east), the airport (south), and Sunset Valley (west). Don't buy this map! It's worse than the freebies from the hotel or a car rental agency or inside the phone book.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great for navigating, April 9, 2008

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sunhat66 (U.S.A.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Streetwise Austin Map - Laminated City Center Street Map of Austin, Texas - Folding pocket size travel map (Map)

This map is not for you if you want detailed street information about every nook and cranny of Austin proper. It is, however, a great "big picture" map that shows all the major roadways (and many, but not all, of the smaller streets). Due to its compact size, it obviously cannot include surrounding areas like Pflugerville, Round Rock, etc. This is a great tool for folks who aren't intimately familiar with the main city area and need to navigate to, say, the Capitol Building or UT. The lamination makes it nice and durable too. I can even use a wax pencil on it to mark places of interest, and then wipe off the marks afterward.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A lifesaver, February 7, 2008

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Redmond2000 "redmond2000" (Austin, TX) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Streetwise Austin Map - Laminated City Center Street Map of Austin, Texas - Folding pocket size travel map (Map)

I moved to the Austin area nearly three years ago and this is the map I came back to over and over again, and I bought a lot of them when we first moved here. It's not detailed enough to help you pinpoint a specific, minor street, but it's great in understanding the overall layout of Austin and the surrounding towns. It can get you downtown from anywhere, it can help you figure ou how to get out of downtown and how to figure out other options when there's a slow-down on the road you're on. I love that it's laminated -- it still looks new after nearly three years. My husband and I fight over which car it gets to live in. Now that we've lived here awhile, it doesn't get used quite as much, but it was INVALUABLE in helping me figure out Austin! I highly recommend it.