# Ideas **URL:** https://community.citystrides.com/c/ideas/12.md [Latest](https://community.citystrides.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.citystrides.com/categories.md) --- ## [About the Ideas category](https://community.citystrides.com/t/about-the-ideas-category/14116)
**Author:** [@JamesChevalier](https://community.citystrides.com/u/JamesChevalier)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2017, 3:12pm UTC](https://community.citystrides.com/t/about-the-ideas-category/14116 "2017-03-12T15:12:55Z")
Share your thoughts on how CityStrides can be improved here. Please try to keep yourself limited to one idea per post. Use the voting feature to select the features/improvements that you want the most. After I add a r… --- ## [Home Screen Buttons](https://community.citystrides.com/t/home-screen-buttons/30193)
**Author:** [@anelm803](https://community.citystrides.com/u/anelm803)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2026, 2:33pm UTC](https://community.citystrides.com/t/home-screen-buttons/30193 "2026-10-10T14:33:09Z")
On the home screen, I would love to be able to tap on the counts(regions, streets run this month, City, etc.), and have a list of some sort or have those specific things highlighted on a map when the button is pressed. --- ## [Sync GPS traces to OpenStreetMap](https://community.citystrides.com/t/sync-gps-traces-to-openstreetmap/30192)
**Author:** [@p2snico](https://community.citystrides.com/u/p2snico)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2026, 9:04am UTC](https://community.citystrides.com/t/sync-gps-traces-to-openstreetmap/30192 "2026-10-10T09:04:03Z")
Hello, I use CityStrides a lot to run every street in my area, and I really like that the app encourages users to contribute to OpenStreetMap. I think there’s another easy way to give back to OSM: syncing our activitie… --- ## [Leaderboard Category: Completed Cities](https://community.citystrides.com/t/leaderboard-category-completed-cities/25591)
**Author:** [@edsheldon](https://community.citystrides.com/u/edsheldon)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2026, 12:21am UTC](https://community.citystrides.com/t/leaderboard-category-completed-cities/25591 "2026-10-10T00:21:04Z")
How about Leaderboard ranked by “Completed Cities”? --- ## [Make pagination update the URL](https://community.citystrides.com/t/make-pagination-update-the-url/30187)
**Author:** [@supermitch](https://community.citystrides.com/u/supermitch)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 9:23pm UTC](https://community.citystrides.com/t/make-pagination-update-the-url/30187 "2026-10-08T21:23:51Z")
I was going to make a suggestion that it would be nice to have pagination on territories listing as well, e.g. https://citystrides.com/territories?page=2 Would also provide back button functionality. --- ## [Improve street pagination](https://community.citystrides.com/t/improve-street-pagination/17452)
**Author:** [@eamidon](https://community.citystrides.com/u/eamidon)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2018, 6:25pm UTC](https://community.citystrides.com/t/improve-street-pagination/17452 "2018-11-15T18:25:38Z")
So the Node Hunter enhancement is Awesome! It helped me see railroads and buildings that cannot be run in my city. That prompted me to start working through my city uncompleted streets to find the ones I can flag not … --- ## [Ability to name Territories](https://community.citystrides.com/t/ability-to-name-territories/30063)
**Author:** [@supermitch](https://community.citystrides.com/u/supermitch)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 7:53pm UTC](https://community.citystrides.com/t/ability-to-name-territories/30063 "2026-10-08T19:53:00Z")
I have an idea for territories: The ability to name them. It just so happens that my current city is my 7th (shame) top territory, and I have others in progress as well, so it would be cool to give them all decent names. … --- ## [Lifemap rerun improvements - make more like a video interface?](https://community.citystrides.com/t/lifemap-rerun-improvements-make-more-like-a-video-interface/24364)
**Author:** [@kevincharlespels](https://community.citystrides.com/u/kevincharlespels)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 10:39am UTC](https://community.citystrides.com/t/lifemap-rerun-improvements-make-more-like-a-video-interface/24364 "2026-10-08T10:39:38Z")
Are there any plans in the works to tweak or improve lifemap rerun? It’s something with a lot of potential but not a ton of utility as is, at least for me…whenever I click it my activities speed by so quickly I can’t rea… --- ## [Territory leaderboard sorting](https://community.citystrides.com/t/territory-leaderboard-sorting/30183)
**Author:** [@joehelten](https://community.citystrides.com/u/joehelten)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2026, 4:35am UTC](https://community.citystrides.com/t/territory-leaderboard-sorting/30183 "2026-10-06T04:35:38Z")
Add an option to filter the territory leader boards by continent, country or state/province. --- ## [Completed-street counts on the Routes page](https://community.citystrides.com/t/completed-street-counts-on-the-routes-page/30152)
**Author:** [@dean.disimone](https://community.citystrides.com/u/dean.disimone)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 6:02pm UTC](https://community.citystrides.com/t/completed-street-counts-on-the-routes-page/30152 "2026-09-22T18:02:52Z")
Love the Route Builder - especially one detail: it shows how many streets on a route I’ve already completed, based on my lifemap. Since that logic already exists, could it apply to saved routes on my Routes page? My wor… --- ## [15 mph limit](https://community.citystrides.com/t/15-mph-limit/30135)
**Author:** [@peterrichardson1975](https://community.citystrides.com/u/peterrichardson1975)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2026, 11:48pm UTC](https://community.citystrides.com/t/15-mph-limit/30135 "2026-09-15T23:48:26Z")
I think the new 15mph limit is a great idea. But I know I’ve been guilty of forgetting to stop my watch or phone (I double record for accuracy) and driving off. Most memorably around 40 miles at 70mph before I realised… --- ## [View all bookmarks on map at once](https://community.citystrides.com/t/view-all-bookmarks-on-map-at-once/30111)
**Author:** [@anthony.schrayer.1](https://community.citystrides.com/u/anthony.schrayer.1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2026, 4:12pm UTC](https://community.citystrides.com/t/view-all-bookmarks-on-map-at-once/30111 "2026-09-02T16:12:00Z")
Can you add a feature where you can view all the bookmarks on the map at once instead of one at a tiem --- ## [Add planned routes to the city page](https://community.citystrides.com/t/add-planned-routes-to-the-city-page/30096)
**Author:** [@jlillest](https://community.citystrides.com/u/jlillest)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2026, 7:08pm UTC](https://community.citystrides.com/t/add-planned-routes-to-the-city-page/30096 "2026-09-01T19:08:35Z")
I’d love to be able to see all my planned routes for a city on that city’s map page. Is there a way to add that? For example, I’d like the routes that I have planned to show on the page: https://citystrides.com/users/… --- ## [Retain current map location when Route Builder is launched](https://community.citystrides.com/t/retain-current-map-location-when-route-builder-is-launched/30103)
**Author:** [@tev4](https://community.citystrides.com/u/tev4)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2026, 3:21pm UTC](https://community.citystrides.com/t/retain-current-map-location-when-route-builder-is-launched/30103 "2026-08-28T15:21:14Z")
It seems that when Route Builder is launched (from the pull-down menu in the upper left), the map re-centers on one’s main city. I always find this slightly jarring, because I am almost always already at a map location c… --- ## [Personal data api](https://community.citystrides.com/t/personal-data-api/26332)
**Author:** [@tertullian.disconcer](https://community.citystrides.com/u/tertullian.disconcer)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2026, 7:24pm UTC](https://community.citystrides.com/t/personal-data-api/26332 "2026-08-27T19:24:37Z")
I wonder there is or thought of an api to access city strides data to create custom views of performance- similar to Strava. --- ## [View of areas/territories created via overlapping runs/walks](https://community.citystrides.com/t/view-of-areas-territories-created-via-overlapping-runs-walks/27404)
**Author:** [@christianbrace](https://community.citystrides.com/u/christianbrace)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 8:52pm UTC](https://community.citystrides.com/t/view-of-areas-territories-created-via-overlapping-runs-walks/27404 "2026-08-24T20:52:53Z")
Hi, I’d be interested in calculating, and then displaying on my life map, the convex hull of all my walks that link up around my home town. This would be a visual indicator of my ‘territory’. There are easily available … --- ## [Add "Territory" to leaderboard drop-down](https://community.citystrides.com/t/add-territory-to-leaderboard-drop-down/30050)
**Author:** [@supermitch](https://community.citystrides.com/u/supermitch)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 8:23pm UTC](https://community.citystrides.com/t/add-territory-to-leaderboard-drop-down/30050 "2026-08-24T20:23:55Z")
Saw the new Territory feature. Pretty fun! Made me wonder what are the largest territories ever run on CityStrides? --- ## [Show percentage complete on nested cities list](https://community.citystrides.com/t/show-percentage-complete-on-nested-cities-list/30091)
**Author:** [@daemondazz](https://community.citystrides.com/u/daemondazz)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2026, 3:39am UTC](https://community.citystrides.com/t/show-percentage-complete-on-nested-cities-list/30091 "2026-08-23T03:39:07Z")
On the city page when there are nested cities (the globe tab), would it be possible to show the percentage completed of each of the nested cities? This would make it easier to track progress as well as see which cities … --- ## [Add option to display topography layer on base maps](https://community.citystrides.com/t/add-option-to-display-topography-layer-on-base-maps/30088)
**Author:** [@steve5](https://community.citystrides.com/u/steve5)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2026, 4:54pm UTC](https://community.citystrides.com/t/add-option-to-display-topography-layer-on-base-maps/30088 "2026-08-21T16:54:50Z")
Cities like Seattle, WA can be very hilly. When route building / node hunting it would be handy to have a picture of the topography. Being able to toggle on light-colored contour lines would help without adding too muc… --- ## [Automatically Generate Routes](https://community.citystrides.com/t/automatically-generate-routes/25268)
**Author:** [@JamesChevalier](https://community.citystrides.com/u/JamesChevalier)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2026, 1:41pm UTC](https://community.citystrides.com/t/automatically-generate-routes/25268 "2026-08-19T13:41:04Z")
Expanding on Route Builder, the next layer - providing routing automatically - is going to require some conversation with you all. (As an aside: It’s possible that automatically generated routes are not what we want. Th… --- ## [Territory Hunter](https://community.citystrides.com/t/territory-hunter/30070)
**Author:** [@supermitch](https://community.citystrides.com/u/supermitch)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2026, 11:21pm UTC](https://community.citystrides.com/t/territory-hunter/30070 "2026-08-07T23:21:26Z")
Could you add a “Territory Hunter” feature, where all territory boundaries would appear on the given map view? When I view my city, there are unfortunately dozens of territories strewn all around and within. Clicking th… --- ## [Ability to add waypoints in Route Builder](https://community.citystrides.com/t/ability-to-add-waypoints-in-route-builder/30069)
**Author:** [@tev4](https://community.citystrides.com/u/tev4)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2026, 7:12pm UTC](https://community.citystrides.com/t/ability-to-add-waypoints-in-route-builder/30069 "2026-08-07T19:12:00Z")
Per James’ suggestion, I’m lifting this idea out of another thread into its own Idea. Currently, the Route Builder tool only “knows” about the following points to try to hit: the defined starting point the incomplete … --- ## [Upload a route](https://community.citystrides.com/t/upload-a-route/30061)
**Author:** [@anton\_davids](https://community.citystrides.com/u/anton_davids)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2026, 12:33pm UTC](https://community.citystrides.com/t/upload-a-route/30061 "2026-08-03T12:33:42Z")
Hello, I have a question. I know there is a way to create a route and then download it as a GPX file. I use the Route Builder a lot and really like it. However, I downloaded an existing route somehwere, that I would lik… --- ## [Most completed cities](https://community.citystrides.com/t/most-completed-cities/30057)
**Author:** [@jhubble](https://community.citystrides.com/u/jhubble)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2026, 5:42am UTC](https://community.citystrides.com/t/most-completed-cities/30057 "2026-08-03T05:42:02Z")
Can we show a list of “most completed cities”. The simple list could simply be a list of cities ordered by the number of people that have completed 100% of streets. A bonus would be to include all people that had complet… --- ## [Count every street in a city when 2 or more share the same name](https://community.citystrides.com/t/count-every-street-in-a-city-when-2-or-more-share-the-same-name/21436)
**Author:** [@dbafounta](https://community.citystrides.com/u/dbafounta)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2026, 11:35pm UTC](https://community.citystrides.com/t/count-every-street-in-a-city-when-2-or-more-share-the-same-name/21436 "2026-08-02T23:35:16Z")
Spoiler: I have found almost 2000 of those streets in my hometown alone, and many cities with similar cases. Some street names are so popular that they have ben given several times within the city limits. Typically, it… --- ## [Show privacy setting icon in profiles](https://community.citystrides.com/t/show-privacy-setting-icon-in-profiles/30049)
**Author:** [@supermitch](https://community.citystrides.com/u/supermitch)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2026, 2:02pm UTC](https://community.citystrides.com/t/show-privacy-setting-icon-in-profiles/30049 "2026-07-31T14:02:35Z")
I think the privacy settings are great now that I understand them, but I’m not sure how well they are communicated. What if you had a privacy icon with a hover description, somewhere on folks’ profiles. So like a small i… --- ## [Create a CityStrides app](https://community.citystrides.com/t/create-a-citystrides-app/43)
**Author:** [@JamesChevalier](https://community.citystrides.com/u/JamesChevalier)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2026, 12:49am UTC](https://community.citystrides.com/t/create-a-citystrides-app/43 "2026-07-17T00:49:08Z")
I’ve received a few requests for an app. Actually, most people even assume that it’s an app and are surprised when I explain that it’s just a website for now. It’ll be a lot of work, but I definitely want to do it. Ther… --- ## [Show/config node hunter area](https://community.citystrides.com/t/show-config-node-hunter-area/30025)
**Author:** [@jhubble](https://community.citystrides.com/u/jhubble)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2026, 12:39am UTC](https://community.citystrides.com/t/show-config-node-hunter-area/30025 "2026-07-17T00:39:20Z")
Node hunter seems to roughly follow the area that I see on my screen. However it will often find many nodes “off screen”. It also not clear if areas have no nodes or were not searched. I would like to have a “box” enabl… --- ## [Set Custom Home Location](https://community.citystrides.com/t/set-custom-home-location/19214)
**Author:** [@kerry](https://community.citystrides.com/u/kerry)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2025, 7:40pm UTC](https://community.citystrides.com/t/set-custom-home-location/19214 "2025-10-18T19:40:48Z")
It would be nice if it were possible to set a custom home location (latitude/longitude) instead of using a city. I’m currently living in Pacific Beach which is part of San Diego and unfortunately, Pacific Beach is out o… --- ## [Provide details on changes between OSM updates](https://community.citystrides.com/t/provide-details-on-changes-between-osm-updates/22338)
**Author:** [@mcoleman38](https://community.citystrides.com/u/mcoleman38)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2026, 11:31pm UTC](https://community.citystrides.com/t/provide-details-on-changes-between-osm-updates/22338 "2026-07-13T23:31:47Z")
It would be great if there was a way to see the details of the changes when a new OSM update is brought into the site. I’m envisaging something really simple such as list of new streets that have been added as part o… [Next page](https://community.citystrides.com/c/ideas/12.md?page=1)