💡 SaaS Idea: SafeRoute Editor – community-sourced hazard edits for maps

A web + hybrid mobile app that layers crowd-sourced safety annotations over existing map directions (bike/pedestrian/transit). Users can flag unsafe segments, add photos, and propose reroutes; planners can moderate and export GeoJSON. Integrates with Google/OSM via GPX/Strava imports. City agencies and mobility apps pay for API+dashboard access.

Platform: mobile

Why it's a good idea?

Problem & Idea

Cyclists, pedestrians and micromobility users constantly exchange safety tips in fragmented ways – Twitter threads, Strava comments, local Facebook/Discord groups. Routing engines (Google Maps, Apple Maps, Komoot, Strava) optimise mostly for distance or elevation, not subjective ‘safety’. SafeRoute proposes a dedicated safety-first overlay that anyone can annotate and that agencies can consume as GeoJSON.

Existing Solutions / Competitors

  • Waze – crowd-sources hazards but focuses on cars. No bike-first UX, data not open.
  • BikeMaps.org – academic project for crash/near-miss reporting. Very basic mobile web, no routing or API for cities.
  • StreetComplete / OSM Notes – let volunteers flag missing sidewalks, crossings etc. Highly technical, not real-time and no B2B dashboard.
  • SeeClickFix / 311 apps – one-off infrastructure complaints; not map-segment based, no route planner.
  • Strava Beacon & ‘Hide my route’ – safety features but private, no public API for cities.
  • Komoot, AllTrails ‘Highlights’ – crowdsourced POIs, not safety and not exportable. No product combines: (1) segment-level safety voting, (2) live rerouting, (3) paid municipal API. So differ...
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