Thanks for your comment. In short, we agree. We have recently been working with OpenSidewalks (https://www.opensidewalks.com/ https://www.opensidewalks.com/) on

Thanks for your comment. In short, we agree. We have recently been working with OpenSidewalks (https://www.opensidewalks.com/ https://www.opensidewalks.com/) on figuring out the best way to integrate our data into OSM. We have also been communicating with Wheelmap.org, which is complementary to our efforts as it focuses on POIs rather than sidewalks/streets. Our progress is slower than we'd like but we are purely an academic project and our team is comprised solely of students and faculty. We are quite resource constrained and so must manage our goals carefully. Plus, we are OSM neophytes and so we are slowly learning about the community and possibilities. Oh, and though Google provided some initial funding for our project--via a Google Faculty Research Award--they have never, at any point, restricted what we do or aim to do or how we do it. Thanks again for your feedback. I hope that in 2018 we can focus more of our efforts on OSM integration. If you're connected to that community, would love additional pointers. Thanks. -Jon Froehlich (PI on Project Sidewalk)