Routing quality changes

We’ve been working on improving the reliability and quality of the import of street data from the OpenStreetMap (OSM) project. Traffic Signals Two types of traffic signals are read from the OSM data. Junctions where cyclists can expect to wait on average 20 seconds. Crossings which interrupt journeys less frequently and for a shorter period, […]

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Loads of feedback already

In the first week since CycleStreets has gone live we have received over 100 items of feedback from users. Most of the replies have been concerned with the quality of the routes produced by the Journey Planner. While some people were highly satisfied with the routes generated there were more complaints about the routes being […]

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Initial feedback

E-mail has been mad today on the first full working day after Friday afternoon’s go live. Lots of positive feedback has been flowing in but also several comments about unexpected routes being generated. In particular the Journey Planner does not yet understand hills, so it doesn’t mind sending you up a long hill on a […]

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