Songlines is a joint
initiative between Leicester
City Council Transport
Department and De
Monfort University
Transport Group.

CONCEPT

Songlines will research and map cycling routes across Leicester in partnership with Cycling volunteers, Cycling Groups and their membership, constructing a wiki-type online database from contributors.

USERS

Ultimately users will then be able to make the uploaded results available to ordinary mobile phone users, without the need for satnav devices. The project will test a combination of technologies for mobile phone based location detection.

ART

Songlines will commission virtual and located artworks across the city for walkers and cyclists, as a pilot for a larger proposal for virtual city artworks, which can be delivered by the location-sensing as audio, visuals or text.

FORMS

These artworks may be relevant to specific landmarks and locations on the routes. They could include texts, verbal responses, site-specific art, music, songs, rap, poetry, virtual sculptures and digital installations. They are intended to be available to many users of all age ranges and get people on their bikes.