Introduction
There are several barriers that prevent people from choosing bike riding over other transport modes, including fears around personal safety and the skills required of a commuter bike rider as opposed to a recreational bike rider.
The Active Transport Bike Riding Innovation Challenge (ATBRIC) was launched by Transport for NSW, with the goal of supporting the development of data or technology-focused solutions that help overcome barriers to make bike riding from A to B an easy and fun experience.
Three innovative solutions were developed through this challenge - Bike Party, Tern, and Virtuous Cycle.
How we are making data accessible
Cycling information such as bike parking and bicycle shed locations, bicycle routes, cycle ways, cycling trip planning resources and more are available from the Transport Open Data Hub. App developers and third-party websites can access these data feeds via the Open Data Application Programming Interface (API) Gateway and make them available to customers through their apps and websites.
Benefits for our customers
The three digital solutions developed through the innovation challenge are encouraging the use of bike riding by reducing barriers to riding and promoting benefits such as improved health and reduced traffic congestion. Each App has unique features and solutions to benefit bike riders:
- Bike Party is helping to make bike riding safer and more social by connecting cyclists who are commuting to the same destination.
- Tern Commute gamifies and rewards cycling, walking and running, with features such as automatic commute detection.
- Virtuous Cycle encourages bike riding with features such as easy route search, bite-sized learning goals, bike ride tracking, challenges and awards.
Resources
Bike riding options via Trip Planner API
17 cycling datasets on the Open Data Hub