Tech in cycling

The Healthy Streets Scorecard uses public datasets to show the health of each borough’s streets according to nine indicators. It is run by a coalition of eight organisations interested in active travel and healthy streets, of which London Cycling Campaign is one.

In 2023, London Cycling Campaign will be leading on the development and release of the scorecard. We want to ensure these datasets are pulled together and used as effectively as possible.  For this project we will be streamlining existing datasets and creating new measures around climate change and infrastructure to help assess progress across London.

Find out more about the Healthy Streets Scorecard.

Cycle Buddies is a project that London Cycling Campaign developed during lockdown. It matches experienced people who cycle with less experienced people who want to cycle more. At the start, the matching was done by volunteers and as the programme’s success grew, we need to use technology to support the increased demand for matching. We are in the process of developing a basic website platform to match people. Once this is launched we would like to look at ways to improve the technology around this service to make the experience better.

Find out more about Cycle Buddies.

Junction are where most collisions for cyclists and vulnerable road users occur. LCC has identified the most dangerous junctions in London and is campaigning for change. We need technology for tracking and updating our list of London’s most dangerous junctions and to produce visual design solutions for them.

Find out more about our Dangerous Junctions campaign.

We want to create a map, or a series of maps, that highlight the different blocks to creating a joined up inclusive cycle network in London. This would be a publicly available tool for campaigners to use to call for change. The ‘blocks’ could be anything from a missing dropped curb to a dangerous junction like Holborn. The aim is to use existing data feeds as well as enabling users to highlight issues. The project can be built up over time but we see the first layers of the map being around dangerous junctions based on data sets of people killed or seriously injured while cycling.

In the future for this project  we would like to develop layers that look at accessibility blocks – e.g. physical barriers that stop disabled cyclists and those using non-standard cycles. We would like to identify areas that are not suitable for cycling 24/7 e.g. through parks at night. Data would be collected and updated by volunteers – and could also be a resource for local council officers. This could also be a useful data feed for cycle route planners and make all cycle routes more useful to women and people using adapted cycles.