SAY moves forward with smartphone app

Jonah Zankl  

SAY Chair  

 

The Strathmore Assembly of Youth (SAY) will be moving forward on its plans to develop a smartphone app that is bound to get town residents out onto our local pathways. Town Council approved the project at the January 16th meeting and provided the building blocks for carrying forward. The group hopes to have the interactive map released by the summer break to encourage usage of the multi-use pathway system with features that could include distance/time/speed recording, the ability to “race” other users’ times, and provide suggested routes on the pathway network. This will make the pathway map available on the go in a mobile-friendly form, bringing together everything that technology can offer to facilitate healthier outdoor living. 

Councilor Bob Sobol was glad to have council support this initiative. “This is a great example of what a partnership between the youth, the community and Town Council can accomplish.  What an exciting time for Strathmore… especially as we continue to expand our pathway system and the amount of users on a daily basis.  As a council, we continue to push and support the concept of walkability, and our support for this project proves it!” 

SAY is looking for comments and suggestions in regards to the features that residents would like to see. The group can be contacted on Facebook by liking their page ‘Strathmore Assembly of Youth’; Twitter @S_YouthAssembly; and by email strathmoreassemblyofyouth@gmail.com. More information about the application can be found on their Facebook page or by contacting them. 

SAY has secured 50% of the funds needed for this project from Town Council and W. Brett Wilson; if you would like to donate towards the project, please do not hesitate to contact the group.