The Future

This is a summary of what to look for on new releases of Scenic Route and what to expect next. It’s all very subject to change.

We’re looking to actual (and potential!) walkers and message authors like YOU to help us decide what to work on first and how to iterate. Let us know if there’s something on the list you really really want or don’t want at all. Also, let us know if there’s something missing from the list.

Feel free to let us know your thoughts on our development plans in this blog, via email (team@scenicroute.info), or at our Get Satisfaction page. THANKS for your feedback!

(Check back regularly for updates!)

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Features Planned
subject to change and in no special order

  • FAQ Page
  • Getting Started Guide
  • Walk Activity Status Emails to walkers (total miles walked, messages found/favorited/left, etc)
  • Message Activity Status Emails to authors (message left/found/favorited/left, rank?, etc)
  • Message Categories/Tags: improve/expand functionality
  • Privacy settings
  • Set up and print out a walk from main site to take with you (for people w/o smartphones)
  • Flagging (inaccurate, inappropriate, unsafe messages)
  • Share with friends (via facebook status update, twitter, email, etc.)
  • Facebook/Twitter login
  • Favorite authors
  • Frequently used addresses in dropdown at walk set up stage on mobile
  • Quick-use: take me to ONE message NEAR here (no need to take a walk)
  • Deep-use: show me MORE messages HERE (while at a stop on a walk)
  • Inquiry-use: “what’s this place?” –> show me a message AT this address (if none exist, post as a “request for message”)
  • Re-routing: improve functionality around “I’m lost” or “change of plan” scenarios
  • Less double-backing during walks
  • View message location on google maps (on mobile)
  • Time-based messages (authors set valid times to display, e.g. after dark for a pretty night skyline or during business hours for a cool gallery)
  • More location types for messages (e.g., in parks w/ latlong and directions, indoors with room#)
  • Message titles
  • Message media attachments (link, audio, photo, youtube)
  • More cities like NYC, Boston, St. Louis, Seattle and beyond.

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Features Under Consideration

  • More stats (rank, percentage of city streets walked, etc)
  • Set “daily walk” start/end point and get updates about new messages along(ish) that route
  • Full networking – following/followed by lists
  • Clusters/groups of related collections
  • Multiple contributors on a single collection
  • Community stats/goals (percentage of city walked, miles walked, message left/found, etc)
  • (Optional) GPS integration