Just a suggestion, what about a global map in which we can see activities from every user all together? It migth be used as a heat map just to see where people run the most.
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I like this idea, as it would be cool to give us the overall plan to run every street on the planet. I had also thought it would be fun to be able to combine maps for tams such as running clubs. There is a huge group in CT that has a stated goal of running a race in each of Connecticuts 169 Towns. A global or a team map would get them on board.
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I love this idea!
The big roadblock is that this would be a lot of data to display, and the data is always changing. It’s definitely possible - as an example, there’s this post from Mapbox which displays tons of data in their map. I just need to work out the details so I can get as close to a live representation as possible, while not just trashing my server. 
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well maybe once a month or year?
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I second p.gomes, once a year to show how we progressed as a community would be really neat!
Strava also has something like this:
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Was just thinking about this on a run this morning.
Figured someone must have already had the idea, and sure enough @sombra73 did indeed post this, a short five years ago.
Thought I’d bump this back into action, see if anyone else has interest in seeing this.
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Cool idea. I voted. Made me wonder, “Which street in CS has the most completions?”
Might be able to divine that for a CS heatmap, though finding it might be hard.
Semi-annual updates sounds like a good idea. Maybe process during non-peak times (if there is such a thing).
Thought about this today, as I was thinking that all of greater Washington DC area has probably been run when you combine a few people. Did anything come out of it? I think a yearly combined global CityStrides map would be awesome
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Yes, but I’m guessing they have a larger server…!
Nothing yet (I usually announce when I complete an Ideas and then close the topic)
@itsafrogslife is right - Strava has 
and I … do not. 
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Broken link (now): Discover a run with RunKeeper | by Mapbox | maps for developers
Cool idea. Was thinking it wouldn’t need to be real time, perhaps just updated once a month?
This works: 1.5 Million Walks, Runs, and Bike Rides – Points of interest
Even updating monthly… Someone needs to back a truck of cash into my driveway.
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London sure is hot!
I wonder how much that number, 1.5m, has increased in 6 years? Wonder if there is a North America version?
Thanks James!
I have had this idea for awhile. It would be cool to be able to look at global, region or state and see a map of all the completed cities. My idea is so someone can look and be luke oh nobody’s completed that area…i should go be the first. Also cool to see how much of the global CS runners have completed. Garmin had a global heat map and i have used it when ob vaction to go run popular areas. But this could be similar or the opposite.
While cool to look at, this may lead to some major privacy & security issues. When Strava released their global heatmap, it had some major issues on it’s initial release. They’ve adjusted it since but not sure if that type of manual adjustment work would be possible long-term for a one-person run site like CityStrides. To my knowledge, James’ cats continue to refuse to pitch in and help on coding or development.
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I dont think it would be a security issue. I am not thinking as it would link to any person. It would be like a global map. As someone finishes a city it would as a whole on a global map turn as complete. Like where i live i know several striders working on areas on a bog scale. But hard to hunt down what cities are completed or not. Would be cool to see a full state completed.
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Missie, do you mean each city shown as completed or not completed? No ”heatmap” lines revealing popular running areas?
I have done a walk or a run over the years in many of the surrounding cities so I have about 40 cities to check to see if I’m the top strider in that area. If I’m not but in the top 10 then I focus there for a bit to see if I can become the first person to finish that city.
This would be different than a heat map but similar. I am saying it would be cool to look at a map and see all the cities everywhere that are completed. Like a major project of all the striders turn everything completed.
@veronica.b I know i have alot of cities i have finished and work on several more as i am doing all the cities in my county. Not solely the point I am making. This would be more of a really cool feature.
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