AI Bike Mapping & Wayfinding Project

The Santa Barbara County Association of Governments is seeking Consultant services to prepare a Countywide Bike Map (print and digital) and Bicycling Wayfinding Plan. In partnership with UC Santa Barbara and Simon Fraser University, this project will advance cyclist safety, expand access to bike infrastructure, and support the adoption of ecofriendly transportation across Santa Barbara County. The project is funded by a Caltrans Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant Program. The project “trains” artificial intelligence (AI) using data from OpenStreetMap.org to consistently rank routes based on human input about levels of bicycling comfort. The consultant will produce an easily updated, user friendly bike map and a regional wayfinding plan that adapts to AI findings. A pre-proposal Zoom conference for interested proposers will be held MARCH 10, 2026, at 2:00pm: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81236483269 (Meeting ID: 812 3648 3269).