Tap the map where the issue is

Report a hazard

Near this location
🚸Difficult crossing
👁Poor visibility
🧱Sidewalk problem
🚗Heavy traffic
Minor
Moderate
Severe

How the Safety Score works

What goes into a street's score (0–100)

  • Traffic level — how busy the street is
  • Crossing difficulty — whether there's a marked crosswalk, signal, or median
  • Visibility — sightlines for drivers and walkers (curves, parked cars, trees)
  • Sidewalk coverage — full, partial, or none

Each factor lowers the score. A quiet residential street with full sidewalks might score 95+. A busy arterial with a partial sidewalk and no crosswalk can score below 20.

How student reports change it

Every hazard report knocks points off that street's score. If other students confirm an existing report instead of filing a new one, that street's penalty grows — a crossing three students have flagged pulls the score down further than one nobody else has backed up. This keeps a single person from swinging the map, while real recurring problems still surface.

How routes are chosen

The app calculates two routes between your points: the shortest one, and a "recommended" one. The Route priority slider controls how much the recommended route avoids low-scoring streets — at "Fastest" it matches the shortest route; at "Safest" it will trade meaningful extra distance for a much higher-scoring path. The Safety Score shown for your route is the distance-weighted average across every street segment you'd walk or bike.