It is very possible that you will not be able to find your own postcode using the CycleStreets search. This is due to the data source of postcodes that we are using, and you can contribute too. CycleStreets could use the Royal Mail’s Postcode Address File (PAF), however that is very expensive at over £5,000 […]
IE8 users: Add our ‘Accelerator’ for the photomap search
Internet Explorer 8 has a useful new feature called ‘Accelerators‘. We’ve created an Accelerator for the CycleStreets photomap search. It basically gives you a one-click search for photos for a given bit of text. To get our Accelerator for IE8, go to our Search page, click on the blue install button. Then confirm, ideally clicking on the […]
Last 2009 journeys
For a bit of fun I realised I could plot the start points of planned journeys on the photomap. I’ve done this for the last 2009:
Reducing Wiggliness
In its desire to avoid busy roads, the Journey Planner sometimes finds complicated cycling routes that have many turns. We have come to talk of this problem as wiggliness. We’ve started work on changing the journey planner so that it finds a better balance between the quietness of a route and the number of turns. […]
Ways to get involved with CycleStreets
We’ve added a new page: Ways to get involved with CycleStreets. Do get in touch if you can offer any help! PS We’ve just reached the 20,000th photo in the Photomap!
Faster Routing using A* Algorithm
Over the past month we’ve changed the algorithm that searches the map to find routes. It is now much more like the A*search algorithm. The results it produces are identical to those produced previously, but it happens faster. A* is fast because it uses a clever way of minimizing the amount of map it needs […]
CycleStreets ‘Highly Commended’ at the ACT Travelwise Awards 2009
We’re pleased to announce that CycleStreets was awarded ‘Highly Commended‘ in the ‘Travel Plan Innovation of the Year‘ category at this year’s ACT Travelwise Awards. Sadly we didn’t make the top slot, but congratulations to Transport for London – Smarter Travel Unit, who won the overall category. Read the full list of award winners on the […]