Thanks to everyone that took my short survey <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1WgFcvTZeruAAuJTyX5anlkzRqwm4VdY-6p57lyLRwy0/viewform?c=0&w=1>. It was very helpful, even if the survey was not perfect.
It's not too late to help me out with this admittedly non-random survey of who uses or doesn't use an app to track transportation and other types of bicycling. And I want input from people that do NOT use a fitness or tracking app as well, so I'm pasting my original post below. Someone just asked me to write a short post that is related to this, so having a few more responses would really help. The result are anonymous, and so anything you write cannot be attributed to anyone in particular. I'm mostly just curious, but it also helps me with some work I'm doing. [original message] I have a short survey <http://goo.gl/forms/sKz3zaOJ24> that would help me know how useful a tool fitness tracking apps are for gathering biking transportation data. If you bike for transportation but don't use an app, you can still take the survey, and your response will still be very helpful. We don't have good information about what routes people take when riding for transportation, where they are coming from and going to, or other important data to evaluate our bicycle transportation system and where gaps might be. During the Pro Walk/Pro Bike/Pro Place <https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CB4QFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pps.org%2Fpwpb2014%2F&ei=O4tjVICTENGuyASOj4HgDA&usg=AFQjCNFAtf1KJYUJXpCFedQz3VbjFUwFBg&sig2=bCHxypUJOEh4OmGzFDhBWg&bvm=bv.79189006,d.aWw> meeting in September, people again suggested that I use Strava <http://www.strava.com/> data for tracking how much and where people ride for transportation. I was presenting on performance measures for biking and walking, and I did a show-of-hands survey in the room as to how many people were using Strava when they rode for errands, commuting, social activities, etc. I won't tell you what my 30-second, approx 50-person survey revealed, because I'd like to get a larger sample first. So, I would very much appreciate it if the readers of this list would take my survey. It's only a couple of questions, and then you can send additional comments, if you want. (By the way, I realize that some people just don't like the idea of some app or private company tracking their movements. On the other hand, others aren't bothered by that issue. I don't want to start a discussion on privacy here, I'm just trying to figure out whether the data produced by these apps is any good.) Thanks very much in advance for your help. Robbie Webber Transportation Policy Analyst 608-263-9984 (o) 608-225-0002 (c) [email protected] All opinions expressed are my own and do not necessarily reflect those of my employer or any other group with which I am affiliated.
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