Key application areas:

• Travel route planning for walking and cycling

• Route planning for leisure activities including cycling and running

• Route planning for those most susceptible to the effects of noise and pollution

Choosing healthy, pleasant and safe routes to walk, run and cycle help more people feel more confident to move actively more often.

Route planning apps currently prioritise speed and therefore typically take main roads that are more likely to be polluted and car dominated. There is growing public demand for travel apps that provide healthier, greener and more pleasant routing options for people to walk, run, cycle and explore their city in new ways. 

The Healthy Streets Index can be easily integrated into routing engines to prioritise routes that provide healthier environments and are safer to walk, run and cycle in.