What’s New with Strava Metro
Updated July 2023: Strava Metro’s web platform, Metroview, helps partners explore trends, visualize patterns, and understand insights simply and intuitively — no technical experience required. And the export functionality allows analysts to download the data for use in their favorite GIS and data analysis systems. All of this is available completely free of charge to the urban planners, city governments, departments of transportation, and safe infrastructure advocates we partner with.
In case you missed it, here’s a look at the latest Metroview updates. Stay tuned to this page for more updates coming soon!
June 2023
Travel Times
Want to know how far riders can usually get on a 15-minute bike ride from a specific starting point? The Travel Times feature shows how long it usually takes to get around your community and where there may be opportunities to improve the flow of people walking and biking. This new tool analyzes activities uploaded by the Strava community and provides insight into approximate travel durations and mobility in your area.
More details about working with Travel Times are available in this article in the Help Center.
February 2023
OpenStreetMap Update
To provide Streets data, we align Strava activity data onto the open-content crowdsourced map OpenStreetMap (OSM), made up of street and trail geometry. At the beginning of the year, we aligned Strava activity data to this more recent version of OSM, which should better reflect recent infrastructure updates in your community.
Check out the updated article in our Help Center for additional information.
August 2022
Origins & Destinations Data Export
Following the release of the new Origins & Destinations feature in Metroview earlier this year, we are excited to announce that you can now export data from this feature as well!
To export data, navigate to the Map page and click on Origins & Destinations in the left side panel. From here, you’ll be able to select trip type, time of day, and weekday/weekend filters. Once your filters are set, click on the orange Download button in the right side panel. After processing, the data will be available for download in your Data page, and can be used in GIS or other data analysis software.
More details about how to use the new Origins & Destinations data export, including the data structure and field definitions, are available in this article in our Help Center.
E-Bike Data in Origins & Destinations
We’ve also now added E-Bike data to the Origins & Destinations tool! When using Metroview in Bike mode, you’ll see a combination of traditional bike and E-Bike trips. And in Pedestrian mode, you’ll see run, walk, and hike trips.
July 2022
E-Bike Data on the Map Page and Streets Exports
Earlier this summer, we added E-Bike data to the charts on the Dashboard page in Metroview. Now we’ve added E-Bikes to the map page as well! You’ll be able to see the breakdown of rides on traditional bikes and on E-Bikes in the right side panel when viewing Streets data. You’ll also see E-Bike counts in the data exports as well.
Total Column in Streets Exports
Before this update, the Streets data exports were divided into “forward” and “reverse” counts in order to indicate direction of travel on a street edge. But we realized this was adding an extra step in the workflow for a number of partners: in order to see total usage on a street, you needed to add in a step to add together the “forward” column and the “reverse” column. But now we’ve done that step for you! For more details, you can find the full Glossary & Data Dictionary in our Help Center.
OSM ID Link
Have you ever wanted to view more details about a street or trail via OpenStreetMap? Now you can access OSM directly from Metroview! On the Map page, click on Streets in the left side panel and then click on the button to load edges. As you hover your mouse over an edge, a popup will appear with the street name, Edge ID, and OSM Way ID. The OSM Way ID will link to the relevant page in OpenStreetMap.
May 2022
Origins & Destinations
Are you trying to understand where bicycle or pedestrian trips start in your community? Or find popular destinations to reach by bike or on foot? With the launch of our newest feature, Origins & Destinations, you can now see this directly within Metroview!
Simply navigate to the Map page and click on Origins & Destinations in the left side panel. From here, you’ll be able to see popular bicycle trip start and end locations, which can be filtered by trip type, time of day, and weekday/weekend.
Here’s a look at popular origins for Denver weekday morning commutes:
More details about how to use this new feature are available in this article in our Help Center.
March 2022
E-Bike Trips on the Dashboard
Now when you select Bike mode in the Dashboard, all of the charts will include E-Bike trips, in addition to the traditional bicycle trips already included.
And new data brings new charts! At the bottom of the page, you’ll find a new chart that shows the breakdown of activity types for your area. When in Bike mode, the chart will show the percentage of traditional bike trips and E-Bike trips. And in Pedestrian model, you’ll be able to see the proportion of runs, walks, and hikes.
OpenStreetMap Update
To provide Streets data, we align Strava activity data onto the open-content crowdsourced map OpenStreetMap (OSM), made up of street and trail geometry. At the beginning of the year, we aligned Strava activity data to this more recent version of OSM, which should better reflect recent infrastructure updates in your community. Check out the updated article in our Help Center for additional information.
And for a technical perspective from a Strava Metro Engineer, read this blog post to learn how the basemap update was completed.
January 2022
Search Bar
Have you ever wanted to quickly hone in on a particular street or landmark and check the active travel stats for the area? With the new search bar, you can enter in an address, place name, lat/long coordinates, or Edge ID, and the map will zoom to the area for you. You can learn more about working with the search bar and how to enter lat/long coordinates here in our Help Center. The search bar can be found when working with any of the map layers and you can try it now in Metroview!
Display Dashboard Area Boundary
Curious to see the geographic boundary of your Metroview dashboard? You can now view the boundary line for an area of interest (AOI), using the Streets tool from the Map page. The AOI boundary line is toggled off when first viewing the map, and can be turned on from the orange outline button just above the basemap selector.
More details are available here in this article in our Help Center.
About Strava Metro
If you’re not yet a Strava Metro partner, visit our website to learn more and to submit an application. Strava Metro aggregates, de-identifies, and contextualizes human-powered transportation data from Strava to help make cities better for anyone on foot or on a bike.
We work with urban planners, city governments, departments of transportation, and safe infrastructure advocates to understand mobility patterns, identify opportunities for investment and evaluate the impact of infrastructure changes — all completely free of charge.
By sharing your bike rides, runs, walks, and hikes on Strava, you help to make active transportation safe, accessible, and efficient for everyone.
