We’re pausing to reflect, and looking back, 2023 was a year of major transition. While it’s always easy to wish we had accomplished more, it’s important to recognize progress and milestones. Getting Cycling Guide into the hands of more cyclists is an achievement that we’re proud of.
We’re focussed on enabling cyclists to get from their starting point to their destination using the best available low-stress, cycling-centric routes. We believe that these routes are just what’s needed for people who want to cycle more in their daily lives but lack the experience, knowledge, or confidence to do so comfortably.
It’s been a busy summer for us here at the Cycling Guide Foundation. We’ve been working away on many behind-the-scenes aspects of the Cycling Guide mobile app, and have just released the newest version to everyone.
OSM is well aligned with one of the goals of Cycling Guide Foundation: to provide a hyperlocal resource for anyone who would like to find their way on a bicycle, no matter what their experience or confidence level. And as we tune Cycling Guide’s handling of the OSM data, the app is generating fantastic routes that, wherever possible, avoid the need to travel with heavy traffic.
One reason we can improve our routing quickly is that we can update OSM data as new cycling infrastructure opens in the real world or as we discover issues in its data. Here’s how data-related improvements to our routing happen.