Characteristics of cyclists using fitness tracker apps and its implications for planning of bicycle transport systems
The surge of crowdsourced cycling data from various fitness tracker apps has attracted the
attention of transportation planners as it has the potential to provide rapid, cheaper, and high-
resolution data for the planning of cycle infrastructure. However, much has been asked on
whether the data coming from these fitness tracker apps represent the demographics and
trip characteristics of the total cycling population. To explore the question, this study
conducted a field intercept survey of 320 cyclists in the city of Ann Arbor and Grand Rapids …
attention of transportation planners as it has the potential to provide rapid, cheaper, and high-
resolution data for the planning of cycle infrastructure. However, much has been asked on
whether the data coming from these fitness tracker apps represent the demographics and
trip characteristics of the total cycling population. To explore the question, this study
conducted a field intercept survey of 320 cyclists in the city of Ann Arbor and Grand Rapids …