diff --git a/examples/choropleth/thumb.jpg b/examples/choropleth/thumb.jpg
index 442329028d..1dfb3282c5 100644
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diff --git a/examples/dynamicData/main.js b/examples/dynamicData/main.js
index 56943cd096..4954a4f85b 100644
--- a/examples/dynamicData/main.js
+++ b/examples/dynamicData/main.js
@@ -14,10 +14,8 @@ $(function () {
     .end(omega)
     .state('play');
 
-  // Add an OSM layer with MapQuest satellite image tiles
-  map.createLayer('osm', {
-    baseUrl: 'http://otile1.mqcdn.com/tiles/1.0.0/sat'
-  });
+  // Add an OSM layer
+  map.createLayer('osm');
 
   // Add a feature layer with a D3 renderer.  We could, instead, ask for any
   // renderer that supports point features, like so:
diff --git a/examples/geoJSON/main.js b/examples/geoJSON/main.js
index 489199aa4b..e624d8765d 100644
--- a/examples/geoJSON/main.js
+++ b/examples/geoJSON/main.js
@@ -16,7 +16,12 @@ $(function () {
   map.createLayer(
     'osm',
     {
-      baseUrl: 'http://otile1.mqcdn.com/tiles/1.0.0/map/'
+      url: 'http://tile.stamen.com/toner-lite/{z}/{x}/{y}.png',
+      attribution: ['Map tiles by <a href="http://stamen.com">Stamen Design</a>,',
+        'under <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0">CC BY 3.0</a>.',
+        'Data by <a href="http://openstreetmap.org">OpenStreetMap</a>, under',
+        '<a href="http://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright">ODbL</a>.'
+      ].join(' ')
     }
   );
 
diff --git a/examples/geoJSON/thumb.jpg b/examples/geoJSON/thumb.jpg
index 13e659a6b2..9a23d281bd 100644
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diff --git a/examples/hurricanes/main.js b/examples/hurricanes/main.js
index 1cbb7acf09..4b76dafb70 100644
--- a/examples/hurricanes/main.js
+++ b/examples/hurricanes/main.js
@@ -361,13 +361,8 @@ $(function () {
     zoom: 3
   });
 
-  // Add the osm layer with a custom tile url
-  map.createLayer(
-    'osm',
-    {
-      baseUrl: 'http://otile1.mqcdn.com/tiles/1.0.0/map/'
-    }
-  );
+  // Add the default osm layer
+  map.createLayer('osm');
 
   // Create a feature layer to draw on.
   layer = map.createLayer('feature', {features: [geo.lineFeature.capabilities.multicolor]});
diff --git a/examples/hurricanes/thumb.jpg b/examples/hurricanes/thumb.jpg
index 765b108f54..3196a7222c 100644
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diff --git a/examples/legend/main.js b/examples/legend/main.js
index ff2c38f18f..3c9896c88e 100644
--- a/examples/legend/main.js
+++ b/examples/legend/main.js
@@ -8,13 +8,8 @@ $(function () {
     zoom: 3
   });
 
-  // Add the osm layer with a custom tile url
-  map.createLayer(
-    'osm',
-    {
-      baseUrl: 'http://otile1.mqcdn.com/tiles/1.0.0/map/'
-    }
-  );
+  // Add the default osm layer
+  map.createLayer('osm');
 
   // Create a ui layer
   var ui = map.createLayer('ui');
diff --git a/examples/legend/thumb.jpg b/examples/legend/thumb.jpg
index 0f40c2f64f..49204293a3 100644
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diff --git a/examples/osm/main.js b/examples/osm/main.js
index a6afb68e04..a6a2960897 100644
--- a/examples/osm/main.js
+++ b/examples/osm/main.js
@@ -16,7 +16,12 @@ $(function () {
   map.createLayer(
     'osm',
     {
-      baseUrl: 'http://otile1.mqcdn.com/tiles/1.0.0/map/'
+      url: 'http://tile.stamen.com/toner-lite/{z}/{x}/{y}.png',
+      attribution: ['Map tiles by <a href="http://stamen.com">Stamen Design</a>,',
+        'under <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0">CC BY 3.0</a>.',
+        'Data by <a href="http://openstreetmap.org">OpenStreetMap</a>, under',
+        '<a href="http://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright">ODbL</a>.'
+      ].join(' ')
     }
   );
 });
diff --git a/examples/reprojection/index.jade b/examples/reprojection/index.jade
index c361320818..c3c3242a53 100644
--- a/examples/reprojection/index.jade
+++ b/examples/reprojection/index.jade
@@ -4,11 +4,9 @@ block append mainContent
   div#controls
     .form-group(title="The url used to fetch tiles.  Use {x}, {y}, {z}, and {s} for templating.")
       label(for="layer-url") Tile URL
-      select#layer-url.layerparam(param-name="url", list="url-list", placeholder="http://otile1.mqcdn.com/tiles/1.0.0/map/{z}/{x}/{y}.png")
-        option(value="http://otile1.mqcdn.com/tiles/1.0.0/map/{z}/{x}/{y}.png", credit='Tiles Courtesy of <a href="http://www.mapquest.com/">MapQuest</a>') MapQuest
+      select#layer-url.layerparam(param-name="url", list="url-list", placeholder="http://{s}.tile.openstreetmap.org/{z}/{x}/{y}.png")
         option(value="http://{s}.tile.openstreetmap.org/{z}/{x}/{y}.png", credit="© OpenStreetMap contributors") OpenStreetMap
         option(value="../../data/tilefancy.png", credit="") Fancy Test Tile
-        option(value="http://otile1.mqcdn.com/tiles/1.0.0/sat/{z}/{x}/{y}.png", credit='Tiles Courtesy of <a href="http://www.mapquest.com/">MapQuest</a>') MapQuest Satellite
         option(value="http://tile.stamen.com/toner-lite/{z}/{x}/{y}.png", credit='Map tiles by <a href="http://stamen.com">Stamen Design</a>, under <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0">CC BY 3.0</a>. Data by <a href="http://openstreetmap.org">OpenStreetMap</a>, under <a href="http://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright">ODbL</a>.') Toner Lite
     .form-group(title="Web maps are most often rendered using a Mercator geographic coordinate system, but other projections can be used.  See spatialreference.org for more information on projections.")
       label(for="map-gcs") Map GCS
diff --git a/examples/reprojection/main.js b/examples/reprojection/main.js
index da5c18ec91..9ecb68d729 100644
--- a/examples/reprojection/main.js
+++ b/examples/reprojection/main.js
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ $(function () {
     if (query.url) {
       layerParams.url = query.url;
     } else {
-      layerParams.baseUrl = 'http://otile1.mqcdn.com/tiles/1.0.0/map/';
+      layerParams.url = 'http://{s}.tile.openstreetmap.org/{z}/{x}/{y}.png';
     }
     // Create a map object
     var map = geo.map(mapParams);
diff --git a/examples/tiles/index.jade b/examples/tiles/index.jade
index c67e57e5bd..4c76f12728 100644
--- a/examples/tiles/index.jade
+++ b/examples/tiles/index.jade
@@ -56,12 +56,10 @@ block append mainContent
 
     .form-group(title="The url used to fetch tiles.  Use {x}, {y}, {z}, and {s} for templating.")
       label(for="layer-url") Tile URL
-      input#layer-url.layerparam(param-name="url", list="url-list", placeholder="http://otile1.mqcdn.com/tiles/1.0.0/map/{z}/{x}/{y}.png")
+      input#layer-url.layerparam(param-name="url", list="url-list", placeholder="http://{s}.tile.openstreetmap.org/{z}/{x}/{y}.png")
       datalist#url-list
-        option(value="http://otile1.mqcdn.com/tiles/1.0.0/map/{z}/{x}/{y}.png", credit='Tiles Courtesy of <a href="http://www.mapquest.com/">MapQuest</a>') MapQuest
         option(value="http://{s}.tile.openstreetmap.org/{z}/{x}/{y}.png", credit="© OpenStreetMap contributors") OSM
         option(value="../../data/tilefancy.png", credit="") Fancy Test Tile
-        option(value="http://otile1.mqcdn.com/tiles/1.0.0/sat/{z}/{x}/{y}.png", credit='Tiles Courtesy of <a href="http://www.mapquest.com/">MapQuest</a>') MapQuest Satellite
         option(value="http://tile.stamen.com/toner-lite/{z}/{x}/{y}.png", credit='Map tiles by <a href="http://stamen.com">Stamen Design</a>, under <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0">CC BY 3.0</a>. Data by <a href="http://openstreetmap.org">OpenStreetMap</a>, under <a href="http://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright">ODbL</a>.') Toner Lite
     .form-group(title="The subdomains used to fetch tiles.  This can be a comma-separated list or a string of single-letter subdomains.")
       label(for="layer-subdomains") URL Subdomains
diff --git a/examples/tiles/main.js b/examples/tiles/main.js
index ac7449839e..83c4922da3 100644
--- a/examples/tiles/main.js
+++ b/examples/tiles/main.js
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@
  *      is used by itself (e.g., 'abc' is the same as 'a,b,c').
  *  unitsPerPixel: set the units per pixel at zoom level 0.
  *  url: url to use for the map files.  Placeholders are allowed.  Default is
- *      http://otile1.mqcdn.com/tiles/1.0.0/map/{z}/{x}/{y}.png .  Other useful
+ *      http://{s}.tile.openstreetmap.org/{z}/{x}/{y}.png .  Other useful
  *      urls are are: /data/tilefancy.png
- *      http://{s}.tile.openstreetmap.org/{z}/{x}/{y}.png
+ *      http://tile.stamen.com/toner-lite/{z}/{x}/{y}.png
  *  w: width of a tiled image (at max zoom).  If w and h are specified, a
  *      variety of other changes are made to make this served in image
  *      coordinates.
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ $(function () {
   if (query.url) {
     layerParams.url = query.url;
   } else {
-    layerParams.baseUrl = 'http://otile1.mqcdn.com/tiles/1.0.0/map/';
+    layerParams.url = 'http://{s}.tile.openstreetmap.org/{z}/{x}/{y}.png';
   }
   if (query.subdomains) {
     if (query.subdomains.indexOf(',') >= 0) {
@@ -357,9 +357,6 @@ $(function () {
         break;
       case 'url':
         var url = processedValue;
-        if (layerParams.baseUrl) {
-          delete layerParams.baseUrl;
-        }
         layerParams[param] = processedValue;
         osmLayer.url(url);
         osmLayer.attribution($('#url-list [value="' + value + '"]').attr(
@@ -377,9 +374,6 @@ $(function () {
       default:
         if (ctl.is('.layerparam')) {
           layerParams[param] = processedValue;
-          if (param === 'url' && layerParams.baseUrl) {
-            delete layerParams.baseUrl;
-          }
           if (osmLayer[param]) {
             osmLayer[param](processedValue);
           }
diff --git a/examples/tiles/thumb.jpg b/examples/tiles/thumb.jpg
index 1e6b6abb53..a79b5d4005 100644
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diff --git a/examples/transitions/main.js b/examples/transitions/main.js
index 39e3c0be1d..b92ead2ddd 100644
--- a/examples/transitions/main.js
+++ b/examples/transitions/main.js
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ $(function () {
 
   // Add an OSM layer
   map.createLayer('osm', {
-    baseUrl: 'http://otile1.mqcdn.com/tiles/1.0.0/map',
     renderer: query.renderer ? (query.renderer === 'html' ? null : query.renderer) : undefined
   });
 
diff --git a/examples/transitions/thumb.jpg b/examples/transitions/thumb.jpg
index ac151b47ff..09f5a330da 100644
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diff --git a/examples/widgets/main.js b/examples/widgets/main.js
index 5c2639f632..a14ae7ec0b 100644
--- a/examples/widgets/main.js
+++ b/examples/widgets/main.js
@@ -39,13 +39,8 @@ $(function () {
     zoom: 4
   });
 
-  // Add the osm layer with a custom tile url
-  map.createLayer(
-    'osm',
-    {
-      baseUrl: 'http://otile1.mqcdn.com/tiles/1.0.0/map/'
-    }
-  );
+  // Add the default osm layer
+  map.createLayer('osm');
 
   // Plot points for the 3 cities
   var layer = map.createLayer('feature', {'renderer' : 'd3'});
diff --git a/examples/widgets/thumb.jpg b/examples/widgets/thumb.jpg
index 799d5f73c5..b8eeb54013 100644
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diff --git a/examples/wms/main.js b/examples/wms/main.js
index 22b55d230c..4119d48eee 100644
--- a/examples/wms/main.js
+++ b/examples/wms/main.js
@@ -9,11 +9,6 @@ $(function () {
     center: {x: -98.0, y: 39.5}
   });
 
-  // Add an OSM layer
-  map.createLayer('osm', {
-    baseUrl: 'http://otile1.mqcdn.com/tiles/1.0.0/sat'
-  });
-
   // Add an OSM layer with a WMS server as the source of its titles
   var wms = map.createLayer('osm', {keepLower: false, attribution: null});
 
diff --git a/examples/wms/thumb.jpg b/examples/wms/thumb.jpg
index 02a9f9c38d..8509862c2e 100644
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