map.readshapefile('/home/person/zipfolder/rds/tl_2010_48_prisecroads',
    'Streets', drawbounds=False)
for shape in self.map.Streets:
    xx, yy = zip(*shape)
self.map.plot(xx, yy, linewidth=1.5, color='green', alpha=0.75)
Good python toolkit for plotting points on a city map?