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jonfroehlich.bsky.social
On Fri, come hear my PhD student, @chimichurrichu.bsky.social, present her Best Paper on an AI-based geovisualization QA system for screen-reader users called GeoVisA11y & my PhD student, @jaredhwang.bsky.social, present his first-ever CHI paper on bike routing using VLMs called BikeButler.
April 6, 2026 at 10:15 PM
kst.bsky.social
Gonna have to try this bike route planning app when I get back to Seattle.

User can set 8 different preferences & "flip through images from segments of the routes and weigh the pros and cons of taking different streets. Notes on each segment tell users how it aligns with their preferences."
BikeButler map creates personalized routes for riders based on preferences like speed limits and road conditions
University of Washington researchers created BikeButler, a demo web app that lets users find personalized bike routes in Seattle. Cyclists plug in their destination and origin — just like in other...
www.washington.edu
July 24, 2026 at 8:34 PM
kensevec.bsky.social
techxplore.com/news/2026-04...
BikeButler map creates personalized routes for riders based on preferences like speed limits and road conditions
Even though he wanted to bike commute from his Capitol Hill home to the University of Washington, Jared Hwang often took transit because he struggled to find a good bike route. Apps like Google Maps a...
techxplore.com
April 28, 2026 at 2:14 PM
techxplore.com.web.brid.gy
BikeButler map creates personalized routes for riders based on preferences like speed limits and road conditions
Even though he wanted to bike commute from his Capitol Hill home to the University of Washington, Jared Hwang often took transit because he struggled to find a good bike route. Apps like Google Maps and Strava might suggest hilly, busy streets simply because they have bike lanes. He even headed to Reddit to crowdsource ideas.
techxplore.com
April 28, 2026 at 2:14 PM
techexplorist.bsky.social
The new BikeButler app uses AI, street imagery, and rider preferences to generate customized cycling routes based on safety, scenery, traffic, and riding goals.

www.techexplorist.com/bikebutler-c...
BikeButler: Context-sensitive, personalized bike routing tool
Cycling in a city can feel like an obstacle course: weaving through traffic, scaling steep hills, searching for the elusive shaded bike lanes. Many
www.techexplorist.com
April 29, 2026 at 9:32 AM
cloupi.bsky.social
Seattle cyclists: UW has a new route-finding demo app that may suck less than using Google Maps, which seems to default to official bicycle routes (often terrible sharrows).

Article:
www.washington.edu/news/2026/04...

App:
bikebutler.cs.washington.edu
BikeButler map creates personalized routes for riders based on preferences like speed limits and road conditions
University of Washington researchers created BikeButler, a demo web app that lets users find personalized bike routes in Seattle. Cyclists plug in their destination and origin — just like in other...
www.washington.edu
May 6, 2026 at 12:54 PM
mszll.datasci.social.ap.brid.gy
BikeButler: A Personalized, Context-sensitive Bike Routing Tool using Open Data and VLM-based Analyses of Street View Imagery
https://dl.acm.org/doi/full/10.1145/3772318.3791292
April 17, 2026 at 1:00 PM
terrimiyamoto.bsky.social
And I want this for Charlottesville/Albemarle! Because Google usually gives awful bike routes
www.washington.edu/news/2026/04...
BikeButler map creates personalized routes for riders based on preferences like speed limits and road conditions
University of Washington researchers created BikeButler, a demo web app that lets users find personalized bike routes in Seattle. Cyclists plug in their destination and origin — just like in other...
www.washington.edu
May 6, 2026 at 4:04 PM
shinyobjects3.bsky.social
www.washington.edu/news/2026/04...
BikeButler map creates personalized routes for riders based on preferences like speed limits and road conditions
University of Washington researchers created BikeButler, a demo web app that lets users find personalized bike routes in Seattle. Cyclists plug in their destination and origin — just like in other...
www.washington.edu
May 6, 2026 at 3:28 PM
andrealearned.bsky.social
May #Seattle be the birthing ground of an app that helps many more people find safer and more comfortable urban routes. Fantastic #BikeButler project from @jaredhwang.bsky.social and colleagues.

#ClimateInfluence
May 12, 2026 at 8:45 PM
andrealearned.bsky.social
This is so exciting to learn about! U.S. cities need so much extra help to reach new people about the beauty of biking for transportation, for one. The #ClimateInfluence of this #BikeButler app could be massive. Go @jaredhwang.bsky.social ! #bikes4all
May 12, 2026 at 8:43 PM