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by ajuc 2071 days ago
Waiting for volunteers can take forever. Better to gamify/crowdsource it.

1. Create navigation app using OpenStreetMaps

2. Add the new routes as red

3. Let user choose a route to walk (warn if he chooses a red one)

4. At the end ask user a few questions (how hard, how pretty, are there shops on the road, how dangerous)

5. Update the route metadata in the App

6. When there's enough data change the color to green and remove warnings

You could even add average speed and sell ads to local pubs/museums/etc.