Create a CityStrides app

[davemorin]

Hi @Lil_P, welcome to CityStrides (or welcome to the forum posts, if you’ve already been here for some time)

You covered a lot of great information and ideas in your post, many of which are particularly relevant to the topic of making a CityStrides app. Just wanted to highlight some existing threads that may be helpful for context of what’s already been discussed on the site. Hopefully these links can help direct some of these ideas and inquiries for further discussion in the appropriate places. Also may be helpful to check out the Searching the Forum post.

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That said, I think it would be smart to include features for those that do run with phones, such as being able to load a pre-planned run to phone (I actually would potentially use that feature to view the map if traveling, just wouldn’t bring with me)

Check out the following threads on this topic:

• Add a route suggestion feature: original post by @JamesChevalier about this topic
• Chinese Postman Problem: discussing the technical challenges of creating an automated route-optimization tool
• Technology and Planning tips: discussion of other strategies Striders use to plan and execute routes

notification of nearby streets one hasn’t completed

This feature exists, and is available to subscribers (become one today!): Node Hunter. Paired with LifeMap Live, you are able to see all the uncompleted streets around you at any point in time, or you can plan routes based on the incomplete nodes from home.

notification when a street is completed

This feature exists, and gives a complete list of your recently completed streets. Jim’s discussion about it is here. The page for each activity also lists the completed streets.

Unlike some others, I actually would want an app to repeat the main features available on the website, since the main point to me would be convenience/not being tied to a computer (especially if traveling). I would want to review progress towards goals, view map of completed/uncompleted streets, and also to see others’ progress. I picture a stats summary page, but also the ability to easily toggle between different cities, etc. for map view, city completion %.

This is already possible without being tied to a computer: just visit https://citystrides.com/ on your device to access everything you’ve mentioned here.

(Would also be fun to be able to share this with others; does not even necessarily have to be an integrated feature, if viewable on a phone, could screenshot and text any of the above to someone easily.)

You can share any post on CityStrides with anyone you want already! The highlighted feature below provides a link to the post. Otherwise, as you said, screenshots of anywhere on the webpage is how I share information from CityStrides with others.

One of the main things that’s missing IMO would be social features. (In general, but seems particularly relevant given the pandemic/social distancing/race cancelations/etc).

There is a thread dedicated to this topic here: More Social Interaction. This would be a good place to share your ideas with other Striders and Jim, and continue this conversation.

• Team Completion: a few others have asked about this same idea. You could post here to explore the idea further.
• Compiled Community Map: idea to see every street in a given city done by any Strider, ever. A bit tangential to your point, but I think still related