Walkonomics Helps You Find the Green Routes to Walk in Your City
Alyson Wyers — July 21, 2015 — Eco
References: walkonomics & springwise
If you prefer the scenic drive over the fastest one, this app helps you slow things down and smell the roses by showing you green routes to walk. Navigation app Walkonomics helps you identify the most beautiful walking directions to any location in your city. Based out of the UK, the app covers seven cities including London and New York.
Walkonomics isn't just trying to supply you with rated green routes for the views, they also have an eco-conscious motive. They believe in a walkable future and encouraging urban inhabitants to walk more as it fights obesity, improves health, boosts the economy and reduces carbon emissions. In addition to finding a walking route to get you where you need to be, you just happen to enjoy the scenery.
Walkonomics isn't just trying to supply you with rated green routes for the views, they also have an eco-conscious motive. They believe in a walkable future and encouraging urban inhabitants to walk more as it fights obesity, improves health, boosts the economy and reduces carbon emissions. In addition to finding a walking route to get you where you need to be, you just happen to enjoy the scenery.
Trend Themes
1. Scenic Walking Routes - Opportunity to develop navigation apps that prioritize scenic routes for walkers.
2. Eco-conscious Navigation - Opportunity to create navigation apps with an eco-friendly motive, promoting walking as a sustainable mode of transportation.
3. Health and Wellness Navigation - Opportunity to design navigation apps that prioritize walking routes to improve health and well-being.
Industry Implications
1. Navigation App Industry - Opportunity for existing navigation app companies to incorporate features that focus on scenic and eco-conscious walking routes.
2. Fitness and Wellness Industry - Opportunity for fitness and wellness companies to partner with navigation app developers to promote walking for health benefits.
3. Sustainable Transportation Industry - Opportunity for sustainable transportation companies to collaborate with navigation app developers to encourage walking as an eco-friendly mode of transportation.
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