About Us
BetaStreets was made to bring more people into the street design process. By combining real-world photos with visual tools, it helps teams and communities explore possibilities, compare options, and collaborate on better streets without technical barriers.
Founded in 2021, BetaStreets began with a simple goal: make street design something anyone can take part in. What started as a visual-first idea has grown into a browser-based platform powered by games-engine technology, built for speed, flexibility, and constant evolution.
Our Journey
Andy and Jon start thinking about how games engine tech could enable new software for street design
In response to the pandemic, temporary changes to streets are piloted in towns and cities across the world
BetaStreets is formed
The first BetaStreets App is launched
Early user feedback is used to fuel software development
BetaStreets partner with London Cycling Campaign to provide their members a purpose-built version of BetaStreets in the lead up to 2022 local elections
BetaStreets features on BBC Tech show Click
Period of intense development of BetaStreets App based on global user feedback
BetaStreets Pro is launched as Software as a Service
First SaaS clients signup to BetaStreets Pro
Selected for Department for Transport Rural Transport Accelerator
BetaStreets move into new home in the heart of Hackney Wick
Completed Rural Transport Accelerator & receive Community Impact Award
The BetaStreets 2.0 family is launched
Selected for Digital Diatomic Accelerator
What Makes Us Different
Visual-First Street Design
High-Performance Technology
Collaboration Built-In
Shaped by Real Users
Visual-First Street Design
High-Performance Technology
Collaboration Built-In
Shaped by Real Users
ANDY HEATHER
Andy has spent his career reimagining how we see and design streets. Starting as a CAD designer and engineer on projects like London Cycle Hire and the 2012 Olympics, he built a deep understanding of how streets work.
His passion for visualisation led him to specialise in CGI, immersive experiences, and interactive apps for transport and street design. As the lead developer of BetaStreets, Andy combines his technical skills and creative vision to build powerful, easy-to-use tools that put visual storytelling at the heart of street design.
Through his studio, RocketHaus, Andy continues to create high-end CGI, fly-throughs, and VR experiences that support design teams, local authorities, and communities across the UK and beyond.
JON LITTLE
Jon is an award-winning transport design and engagement consultant, specialising in active travel, community-led street design, kerbside management, and shared mobility. He has worked with local authorities, architects, consultancies, and the NHS to shape major street design and active travel initiatives across the UK.
Jon is best known for his work with Waltham Forest on the multi-award-winning Mini-Holland programme, where he helped secure £27 million in funding and led on area-wide design, engagement, and behaviour change strategies. His experience also includes securing £9 million for Lambeth’s Brixton Liveable Neighbourhood and supporting projects in Ealing, Islington, Levenshulme, Southampton, and Tower Hamlets.
He has also co-authored national best practice guidance on consultation and engagement for Active Travel England and the Department for Transport, and regularly delivers training, workshops, and mentoring to local authorities across the country.
Trusted by Industry Leaders
Trusted by urban planners, local authorities, community groups, and infrastructure providers to create safe, innovative street designs.
Case Studies
BetaStreets Support Community Involvement in Tunbridge Wells
The BetaStreets team joined our friends from transport consultancy PJA to involve the local community in the development of design ideas for an area based traffic management scheme in Royal Tunbridge Wells.
London Cycling Campaign
In the lead-up to the 2022 local elections, cycling charity the London Cycling Campaign commissioned BetaStreets to build a purpose-built version of the BetaStreets Pro platform.
BetaStreets in Action: Solihull
Solihull’s Traffic and Transport team are using BetaStreets Pro to take street design from concept to implementation with greater speed and collaboration.