2. CycleStreets - who are we?
CycleStreets runs the UK-wide cycle journey
planner at www.cyclestreets.net
5 million journeys planned (as of this week!)
4. What’s the problem?
Fixing cycle-unfriendly streets needs local pressure
As voluntary groups we all face difficulties of time,
getting people involved, knowing about guidance,
etc.
5. Typical problems
Lots of issues, hard to keep track of
E-mail lists can be hard work
Being involved is either all or nothing
Don’t know where all places in city are
6. Typical problems
Miss planning applications
Hard to get new people involved
Guidance and official rules hard to find
Easy to miss deadlines
7. Typical problems
Easy to forget recent issues that are more difficult
Collision data not easily at hand
Time-consuming to match people with locations
Hard to prioritise when lots of issues
8. Typical problems
E-mail lists rapidly go off-topic
No proper archive of previous discussions
No real categorisation of issues
Generally high barrier to volunteer involvement
9. Cyclescape aims to tackle these
Members watch areas
Subscribed when issues added
Discuss, in geographical context
Propose solutions
11. An ambitious project
Funding of £27k from GeoVation
Other grants from Cambridge City Council, Lush, CTC
Almost ready for groups to use
Cyclenation: “This will be
a valuable tool, helping
local campaigners focus
on barriers to cycling and
ultimately generating
extra cycling trips.”
12. Where are we now?
Cambridge group testing:
Usage high
New people involved
Roughly 0% off-topic discussion!
Some usability problems due to unfinished things
13. Where are we now?
Most of the features in place
Usability work and finishing-off
Let us know if you’re ready to try out!
+ blog.cyclescape.org