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Mobile phone apps: a rich source of data for cycle infrastructure planning?

Gabriele Schliwa, Benjamin Bell, James Evans & Chris Mason
23 January 2015
Gabriele Schliwa and Benjamin Bell are PhD students at the University of Manchester. James Evans is a senior lecturer in environmental governance at the University of Manchester. Chris Mason is a principal transport officer at Bristol City Council.
Gabriele Schliwa and Benjamin Bell are PhD students at the University of Manchester. James Evans is a senior lecturer in environmental governance at the University of Manchester. Chris Mason is a principal transport officer at Bristol City Council.

 

‘Big data’ can provide valuable information for optimising urban transport planning. Several smartphone apps exist that cyclists can use to record and monitor the journeys they make, typically tracking miles cycled, calories burned, and personal progress. The app Strava goes further and aggregates all user activity into a single map interface that can be viewed within the app and online. This makes it possible to see how Strava users use existing infrastructure, highlighting popular...

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