Cycling Guide Foundation is the home of the free Cycling Guide mobile app for iPhone and Android. The app is especially aimed at people who would like to cycle more, but feel like they lack the experience, knowledge, or confidence to do so comfortably. Simply put, we want to see more people riding bikes regularly.

Why would I support Cycling Guide Foundation?

Building and operating the Cycling Guide mobile app costs money and we cannot do it alone. Your financial support means that we can keep the app free for everyone and help us expand our geographic coverage to give more people access to the best available low-stress, cycling-centric routes.

How will my money be used?

Your financial contributions help us with:

• Monthly charges for running servers in the cloud to deliver routes and maps to people using the Cycling Guide app
• Regular updates to ensure that we use the latest OpenStreetMap data in our routes
• Fixing issues identified by people who use the Cycling Guide app
• Ongoing design, development, and testing of the app — there are features and functionality that people want to see, and we’re working to get them into the app. For example:
  • Better search for finding locations
  • Taking hills into account on routes
  • Taking surface into account on routes
  • Adding step-by-step-directions for routes
  • Improving our maps to emphasize what cyclists need to see
  • Expanded feedback to allow a photo and to report hazards
  • Improvements to the UI based on our own testing and on feedback from other people using the app
  • And more…

In addition, most of the grants we apply for require some level of matching funds. As a result the funds that you provide will be magnified by successful grant applications. That will enable us to do even more, and do it faster, in terms of releasing new features and expanded geographic coverage.

How can I send my financial contribution?

Donating to Cycling Guide Foundation is easy, and you can get started right now:

Note that while Cycling Guide Foundation is a registered not-for-profit, we currently are not a registered charity. That means that while we can give you a receipt, it won’t be useful for charitable tax deduction purposes.