Strava Announces Second Year of Metro Academic Program

San Francisco, CA - September 8, 2025 - Strava, the leading digital platform for athletes with more than 150 million members, today announced the application window is open for the Metro for Academic Researchers Program. This program is specifically designed for college and university students, as well as academic researchers, to support projects that aim to enhance biking and pedestrian infrastructure in both urban and rural settings.

Strava Metro provides de-identified, aggregated data on bicycle and pedestrian trips, offering valuable insights to transportation planners, advocacy groups, and researchers. By leveraging Strava Metro's extensive data, participants can gain a deep understanding of travel patterns, identify infrastructure gaps, and assess the effectiveness of existing routes and facilities.

Currently, Strava Metro collaborates with more than 4,000 city planners, governmental agencies and infrastructure decision-makers worldwide, who collectively impact nearly 1 billion people. With this initiative, Strava aims to empower academic researchers by providing them access to critical data and fostering innovation in human-powered transportation.

Program Details

Applications for the Strava Metro for Academic Researchers Program are now open and will close on October 17, 2025 at 5 PM PT.

Accepted participants will receive:

• One-year access to the Strava Metro platform: Unlock comprehensive data to support your research.

• Interdisciplinary collaboration opportunities: Connect with academic researchers, transportation experts, urban planners, environmental scientists, and public health professionals.

• Support from the Strava Metro team: Benefit from online training sessions and dedicated check-in meetings to ensure your project's success.

Accepted applicants will be notified in early 2026. All submissions will be reviewed by a Strava committee, which will review, score, and select the final cohort of academic researchers for the 2026 program.

Five years ago, Strava made Metro freely accessible to partner organizations dedicated to improving cycling and pedestrian experiences. Since then, the Strava Metro partner network has expanded to over 4,000 organizations globally, all leveraging insights from Strava's community to enhance the safety, quality, and accessibility of trails and streets.

Learn More

For more information about the Metro for Academic Researchers Program and to apply, visit metro.strava.com/academics. To learn more about Strava Metro, visit metro.strava.com. For general information about Strava or to start a free subscription trial, visit https://www.strava.com.

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