# Announcements **URL:** https://community.citystrides.com/c/announcements/5.md [Latest](https://community.citystrides.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.citystrides.com/categories.md) --- ## [About the Announcements category](https://community.citystrides.com/t/about-the-news-announcements-category/11)
**Author:** [@JamesChevalier](https://community.citystrides.com/u/JamesChevalier)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2015, 12:39am UTC](https://community.citystrides.com/t/about-the-news-announcements-category/11 "2015-06-13T00:39:05Z")
New features, enhancements, and updates to CityStrides. --- ## [Updates on September 15, 2026 (Release 1523)](https://community.citystrides.com/t/updates-on-september-15-2026-release-1523/30134)
**Author:** [@JamesChevalier](https://community.citystrides.com/u/JamesChevalier)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 2:27pm UTC](https://community.citystrides.com/t/updates-on-september-15-2026-release-1523/30134 "2026-09-22T14:27:07Z")
:tada: improve RAM use in city sync code, allowing me to turn that back on I think there are other ways that I can still speed things up, but this is good for now my unreliable guesstimates put the global cadence at ab… --- ## [Updates on August 22, 2026 (Release 1514)](https://community.citystrides.com/t/updates-on-august-22-2026-release-1514/30089)
**Author:** [@JamesChevalier](https://community.citystrides.com/u/JamesChevalier)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2026, 3:30pm UTC](https://community.citystrides.com/t/updates-on-august-22-2026-release-1514/30089 "2026-09-16T15:30:42Z")
Added Route Builder Quick I defined a few ‘modes’ of Route Builder in this post This mode is meant to get you out the door as fast as possible - set your start/end point and your maximum distance, and it’ll give you a … --- ## [Updates on May 13, 2026 (Release 1474)](https://community.citystrides.com/t/updates-on-may-13-2026-release-1474/29924)
**Author:** [@JamesChevalier](https://community.citystrides.com/u/JamesChevalier)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2026, 10:32pm UTC](https://community.citystrides.com/t/updates-on-may-13-2026-release-1474/29924 "2026-05-13T22:32:18Z")
Add support for Polar New accounts now have the option to join CityStrides through Polar You can add Polar to your existing account in the Activity Trackers section of your Settings page Note that Polar does not allow … --- ## [Updates on April 15, 2026 (Release 1460)](https://community.citystrides.com/t/updates-on-april-15-2026-release-1460/29871)
**Author:** [@JamesChevalier](https://community.citystrides.com/u/JamesChevalier)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2026, 4:10pm UTC](https://community.citystrides.com/t/updates-on-april-15-2026-release-1460/29871 "2026-04-15T16:10:27Z")
add new Territories feature as an example, here is my largest Territory a Territory is the area covered by a group of overlapping activities ongoing issue I’m working on: some people track flights, or pause/unpause aro… --- ## [Updates on March 14, 2026 (Release 1432)](https://community.citystrides.com/t/updates-on-march-14-2026-release-1432/29789)
**Author:** [@JamesChevalier](https://community.citystrides.com/u/JamesChevalier)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2026, 5:40pm UTC](https://community.citystrides.com/t/updates-on-march-14-2026-release-1432/29789 "2026-03-14T17:40:36Z")
New Added The AMSAP Challenge League The Ideas post: AMSAP Challenge Leaderboard Each year is divided into 4 Seasons There are 3 Divisions to compete in, based on average streets completed in previous Challenges Let me… --- ## [Updates on February 12, 2026 (Release 1416)](https://community.citystrides.com/t/updates-on-february-12-2026-release-1416/29717)
**Author:** [@JamesChevalier](https://community.citystrides.com/u/JamesChevalier)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2026, 10:27am UTC](https://community.citystrides.com/t/updates-on-february-12-2026-release-1416/29717 "2026-02-23T10:27:10Z")
:waving\_hand: It’s been a while since I’ve posted one of these Improvements Large rewrite of the City Sync process No longer using Overpass, instead relying on local OSM data that’s updated daily Changed LifeMap fro… --- ## [Updates on October 31, 2025 (Release 1314)](https://community.citystrides.com/t/updates-on-october-31-2025-release-1314/29527)
**Author:** [@JamesChevalier](https://community.citystrides.com/u/JamesChevalier)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2025, 9:17pm UTC](https://community.citystrides.com/t/updates-on-october-31-2025-release-1314/29527 "2025-10-31T21:17:33Z")
:hammer\_and\_wrench: You can now search activities by date; it supports YYYY-MM-DD searching as well as the individual parts e.g. 31 will search for all activities on the 31st day & 2025 will search for all activities in… --- ## [Updates on August 22, 2025 (Release 1279)](https://community.citystrides.com/t/updates-on-august-22-2025-release-1279/29406)
**Author:** [@JamesChevalier](https://community.citystrides.com/u/JamesChevalier)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2025, 5:27pm UTC](https://community.citystrides.com/t/updates-on-august-22-2025-release-1279/29406 "2025-08-22T17:27:15Z")
:hammer\_and\_wrench: Add sorting options to various lists throughout the site See Sorting in lists throughout the site for details/discussion :hammer\_and\_wrench: Add a calendar time series chart to profile page See T… --- ## [Updates on July 28, 2025 (Release 1261)](https://community.citystrides.com/t/updates-on-july-28-2025-release-1261/29324)
**Author:** [@JamesChevalier](https://community.citystrides.com/u/JamesChevalier)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2025, 11:00pm UTC](https://community.citystrides.com/t/updates-on-july-28-2025-release-1261/29324 "2025-07-28T23:00:36Z")
It’s been way too long since I’ve posted in this category, so I’m going to add two posts to get caught up - the previous one that went to the end of 2024 & this one to bring things up to date in 2025. This isn’t a compl… --- ## [Updates on December 31, 2024 (Release 1130)](https://community.citystrides.com/t/updates-on-december-31-2024-release-1130/29323)
**Author:** [@JamesChevalier](https://community.citystrides.com/u/JamesChevalier)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2025, 10:51pm UTC](https://community.citystrides.com/t/updates-on-december-31-2024-release-1130/29323 "2025-07-28T22:51:08Z")
It’s been way too long since I’ve posted in this category, so I’m going to add two posts to get caught up - this one going to the end of 2024 & the next one to bring things up to date in 2025. This isn’t a complete list… --- ## [Updates on April 26, 2024 (Release 1018)](https://community.citystrides.com/t/updates-on-april-26-2024-release-1018/27585)
**Author:** [@JamesChevalier](https://community.citystrides.com/u/JamesChevalier)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2024, 4:05pm UTC](https://community.citystrides.com/t/updates-on-april-26-2024-release-1018/27585 "2024-04-26T16:05:00Z")
:new: I’ve taken the first steps in moving subscription management out of the CityStrides site and into Stripe’s Customer Portal The Billing section of your Settings page now includes a link out to their site to manage… --- ## [Updates on April 12, 2024 (Release 1014)](https://community.citystrides.com/t/updates-on-april-12-2024-release-1014/27547)
**Author:** [@JamesChevalier](https://community.citystrides.com/u/JamesChevalier)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2024, 4:41pm UTC](https://community.citystrides.com/t/updates-on-april-12-2024-release-1014/27547 "2024-04-12T16:41:45Z")
:hammer\_and\_wrench: Fully reworked the city update process to address heaps of issues Addressed issues include… Stats not being updated Street counts not updating, resulting in incorrect percentage progress values Com… --- ## [Updates on March 25, 2024 (Release 1002)](https://community.citystrides.com/t/updates-on-march-25-2024-release-1002/27471)
**Author:** [@JamesChevalier](https://community.citystrides.com/u/JamesChevalier)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2024, 3:57pm UTC](https://community.citystrides.com/t/updates-on-march-25-2024-release-1002/27471 "2024-03-25T15:57:46Z")
:hammer\_and\_wrench: added private indication to activity page … if private (obviously?) :hammer\_and\_wrench: ignore weighbridge Way records for city creation & updates :hammer\_and\_wrench: slightly expand city update sch… --- ## [Updates on March 6, 2024 (Release 995)](https://community.citystrides.com/t/updates-on-march-6-2024-release-995/27392)
**Author:** [@JamesChevalier](https://community.citystrides.com/u/JamesChevalier)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2024, 8:30pm UTC](https://community.citystrides.com/t/updates-on-march-6-2024-release-995/27392 "2024-03-06T20:30:36Z")
:new: add the ability to choose different LifeMap Poster sizes :new: added Avatar Decorations as a Supporter Feature along with a blue shadow around the user card :new: added the Leap Year Day Challenge, along with its … --- ## [Updates on January 15, 2024 (Release 966)](https://community.citystrides.com/t/updates-on-january-15-2024-release-966/27190)
**Author:** [@JamesChevalier](https://community.citystrides.com/u/JamesChevalier)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2024, 8:40pm UTC](https://community.citystrides.com/t/updates-on-january-15-2024-release-966/27190 "2024-01-15T20:40:01Z")
:new: Big improvement to the Supporter Features page, including a separate page for each feature that shows how it’s used. I also now show non-Supporters all available features, rather than hiding them. The buttons on t… --- ## [Updates on December 11, 2023 (Release 947)](https://community.citystrides.com/t/updates-on-december-11-2023-release-947/27052)
**Author:** [@JamesChevalier](https://community.citystrides.com/u/JamesChevalier)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2023, 9:18pm UTC](https://community.citystrides.com/t/updates-on-december-11-2023-release-947/27052 "2023-12-12T21:18:46Z")
:hammer\_and\_wrench: Mapbox GL JS v3 with Mapbox Standard Style Mapbox released their new style right after I released my attempt at a dark mode map & theirs is, unsurprisingly, much better than mine … if you previously… --- ## [Updates on November 28, 2023 (Release 943)](https://community.citystrides.com/t/updates-on-november-28-2023-release-943/27020)
**Author:** [@JamesChevalier](https://community.citystrides.com/u/JamesChevalier)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2023, 6:09pm UTC](https://community.citystrides.com/t/updates-on-november-28-2023-release-943/27020 "2023-11-28T18:09:35Z")
:new: Dark Mode for Supporters By default, this adheres to your system settings because your OS/browser should be the single source of truth that everything else defers to When in dark mode, the map style is switched t… --- ## [Updates on November 11, 2023 (Release 927)](https://community.citystrides.com/t/updates-on-november-11-2023-release-927/26972)
**Author:** [@JamesChevalier](https://community.citystrides.com/u/JamesChevalier)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2023, 6:21pm UTC](https://community.citystrides.com/t/updates-on-november-11-2023-release-927/26972 "2023-11-11T18:21:02Z")
:new: Various Badge updates Updated badge designs Added ability for badge to have levels Added new badges: Global Running Day, Nodevember, International Improve badge list view Increase visible badges on profile page f… --- ## [Updates on November 3, 2023 (Release 917)](https://community.citystrides.com/t/updates-on-november-3-2023-release-917/26943)
**Author:** [@JamesChevalier](https://community.citystrides.com/u/JamesChevalier)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2023, 9:18pm UTC](https://community.citystrides.com/t/updates-on-november-3-2023-release-917/26943 "2023-11-03T21:18:02Z")
:new: Supporters can now show other Striders’ LifeMap on any map by clicking their “Show” button Any list of Striders will include a ‘Show’ button for everyone other than yourself Privacy is still respected, so there m… --- ## [Updates on October 17, 2023 (Release 883)](https://community.citystrides.com/t/updates-on-october-17-2023-release-883/26886)
**Author:** [@JamesChevalier](https://community.citystrides.com/u/JamesChevalier)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2023, 10:40pm UTC](https://community.citystrides.com/t/updates-on-october-17-2023-release-883/26886 "2023-10-17T22:40:19Z")
Ouch! It’s been a full year without me posting in this category?! :sweat: The last year feels like it was tons and tons of backend work throughout the site - lots of code updates around activity syncing, and a large rew… --- ## [Updates on October 17, 2022 (Release 663)](https://community.citystrides.com/t/updates-on-october-17-2022-release-663/25474)
**Author:** [@JamesChevalier](https://community.citystrides.com/u/JamesChevalier)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2022, 8:48pm UTC](https://community.citystrides.com/t/updates-on-october-17-2022-release-663/25474 "2022-10-17T20:48:57Z")
I’ve been releasing things over the past ~month, but I haven’t been posting here. I’m most excited about the upcoming Nodevember Challenge. It’s a free challenge that everyone is automatically added to. It will run thro… --- ## [Updates on September 15, 2022 (Release 621)](https://community.citystrides.com/t/updates-on-september-15-2022-release-621/25352)
**Author:** [@JamesChevalier](https://community.citystrides.com/u/JamesChevalier)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2022, 1:03am UTC](https://community.citystrides.com/t/updates-on-september-15-2022-release-621/25352 "2022-09-16T01:03:09Z")
:rocket: I reworked the code for NodeHunter a bit in a way that should improve its speed, at least on your every use after the first… :bug: fix an issue with the back button and how tabs reacted to it (e.g. stats/badg… --- ## [Updates on August 25, 2022 (Release 610)](https://community.citystrides.com/t/updates-on-august-25-2022-release-610/25266)
**Author:** [@JamesChevalier](https://community.citystrides.com/u/JamesChevalier)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2022, 9:26pm UTC](https://community.citystrides.com/t/updates-on-august-25-2022-release-610/25266 "2022-08-25T21:26:02Z")
:new: Badges - CityStrides A few are shown on your profile page, with a link to view all of them I moved the “Supporter” callout to a badge There are only a few badges created so far & I have some ideas for another ~1… --- ## [Updates on August 19, 2022 (Release 605)](https://community.citystrides.com/t/updates-on-august-19-2022-release-605/25247)
**Author:** [@JamesChevalier](https://community.citystrides.com/u/JamesChevalier)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2022, 8:56pm UTC](https://community.citystrides.com/t/updates-on-august-19-2022-release-605/25247 "2022-08-19T20:56:43Z")
:new: Hard Mode … head over to your Settings page and check the box for Hard Mode if you’re stupid extraordinarily thorough … You must run 100% of the nodes for a street to be marked as complete (it’s 90% for us mortal… --- ## [Updates on August 17, 2022 (Release 600)](https://community.citystrides.com/t/updates-on-august-17-2022-release-600/25237)
**Author:** [@JamesChevalier](https://community.citystrides.com/u/JamesChevalier)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2022, 5:44pm UTC](https://community.citystrides.com/t/updates-on-august-17-2022-release-600/25237 "2022-08-17T17:44:55Z")
:new: add extra stats to city page for supporters (start date, number of activities, and distance traveled) :paintbrush: improve the Challenge list page to split out upcoming/current/past Challenges :paintbrush: impr… --- ## [Updates on August 16, 2022 (Release 598)](https://community.citystrides.com/t/updates-on-august-16-2022-release-598/25231)
**Author:** [@JamesChevalier](https://community.citystrides.com/u/JamesChevalier)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2022, 6:00pm UTC](https://community.citystrides.com/t/updates-on-august-16-2022-release-598/25231 "2022-08-16T18:00:00Z")
:hammer\_and\_wrench: adjust Runkeeper sync to work within their API limits :hammer\_and\_wrench: change the Challenge listing to display all Challenges with inactive indicators on old/upcoming Challenges … I do intend to… --- ## [Updates on August 12, 2022 (Release 593)](https://community.citystrides.com/t/updates-on-august-12-2022-release-593/25219)
**Author:** [@JamesChevalier](https://community.citystrides.com/u/JamesChevalier)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2022, 7:43pm UTC](https://community.citystrides.com/t/updates-on-august-12-2022-release-593/25219 "2022-08-12T19:43:53Z")
:hammer\_and\_wrench: re-add the ability for Supporters to filter their LifeMap on city pages :hammer\_and\_wrench: improve the accuracy of the total distance displayed in the congratulatory completed city email … --- ## [Updates on August 11, 2022 (Release 592)](https://community.citystrides.com/t/updates-on-august-11-2022-release-592/25217)
**Author:** [@JamesChevalier](https://community.citystrides.com/u/JamesChevalier)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2022, 3:49pm UTC](https://community.citystrides.com/t/updates-on-august-11-2022-release-592/25217 "2022-08-11T15:49:02Z")
I don’t usually like to post release notes early in the day, just in case I release more stuff later on, but this is a big change & I want to give space for bug reports. :hammer\_and\_wrench: The LifeMap toggle is now a… --- ## [Updates on August 5, 2022 (Release 584)](https://community.citystrides.com/t/updates-on-august-5-2022-release-584/25189)
**Author:** [@JamesChevalier](https://community.citystrides.com/u/JamesChevalier)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2022, 2:47pm UTC](https://community.citystrides.com/t/updates-on-august-5-2022-release-584/25189 "2022-08-05T14:47:55Z")
:new: Send a congratulatory email upon completing cities, with interesting stats like total streets/distance, start date, activity count, total distance ran :bug: Fix to allow Strava single activity sync even if the S… [Next page](https://community.citystrides.com/c/announcements/5.md?page=1)