CycleStreets is a UK-wide cycle journey planner and photomap created by cyclists for cyclists. It uses OpenStreetMap data to plan bike routes and allows users to add photos. The website includes a journey planner, photomap, and mobile apps. CycleStreets aims to promote cycling by making it easier to find safe and enjoyable bike routes anywhere in the UK. It was originally created for Cambridge but has expanded nationwide due to public demand.
CycleStreets: Our Story - presentation to Net2Camb event
1. CycleStreets: our story Martin Lucas-Smith www.cyclestreets.net twitter: @cyclestreets UK-wide cycle journey planner & photomap For Cyclists, By Cyclists
2. CycleStreets: who? Simon Nuttall Routemaster Martin Lucas-Smith Webmaster … and various people helping out in various ways!
3. What is it? Cycle journey planner Online service Photomap Campaigning tool System of two parts:
32. Transport Direct CJP www.transportdirect.info/Web2/JourneyPlanning/FindCycleInput.aspx £2.4 million (from tax) 72,344 journeys planned (31st October), running at 6,092 per month £33.17 per journey £1m – budget for 2011 32 areas (professionally surveyed) CycleStreets www.cyclestreets.net £28k 328,432 journeys planned (31st October), running at 27,353 per month 8p per journey £130k needed UK-wide (but depends on OSM completeness)
33. UKGov We think cycle journey planning is more effective when done by local people using Open Data So we are working to ensure that CycleStreets is the solution of choice