PotholePing

PotholePing is a mobile app (with a lightweight web dashboard) that helps cyclists avoid road hazards and pressure cities to fix them. Riders can one-tap report potholes, broken glass, unsafe grates, door-zone hotspots, and near-miss locations with auto-captured GPS, time, and optional photo. The app then reroutes cyclists around recent hazards and shows a “freshness” score so you can trust what’s current. An AI layer clusters duplicate reports, filters spam, and predicts hazard persistence (e.g., glass clears quickly; potholes don’t). For advocacy, the web dashboard generates ward/district heatmaps and exportable reports that match common municipal ticket formats, making it easier for bike groups to submit actionable evidence. Realistically, consumer cycling apps are crowded, so this must win by being hyper-local, fast, and useful even if you never record a full ride.