New Strava Metro Program for University Researchers

Strava, the leading online sports community with over 125 million users, has announced the launch of the Metro for Academic Researchers program. This program is specifically designed for university students and researchers to support projects aimed at improving cycling and pedestrian infrastructure in urban and rural areas.

Source: Press Release

For 10 years, Strava community members who have chosen to record their daily commutes on the platform have anonymously fed the Metro dataset. They thus contribute to helping urban planners and transport experts understand mobility patterns, identify development opportunities, and evaluate the impact of infrastructure changes to encourage non-motorized travel and offer more opportunities to the community.

Four years ago, Strava made Metro freely accessible to partner organizations dedicated to improving cycling and pedestrian experiences. Strava Metro currently collaborates with over 3,500 urban planners, government agencies, and infrastructure decision-makers worldwide, influencing nearly a billion people. With this new initiative, Strava aims to give academics access to crucial data, while stimulating innovation in the field of non-motorized transport.

• The Strava Metro platform for one year: use of comprehensive data to support research.
• Interdisciplinary collaboration opportunities: connection with academic researchers, transport experts, urban planners, environmental scientists, and public health professionals.
• Support from the Strava Metro team: dedicated online training sessions and follow-up meetings to ensure project success.