Hank Brekke-Peer

Hank Brekke-Peer

Full-stack app creator
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About

I work full-time as a cloud-native application architect, but love to create apps in my free time! 📍 Minneapolis, Minnesota

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Maker History

  • Skyway.run
    Skyway.runNavigate the Minneapolis Skyway System
    Oct 2025
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    Joined Product HuntOctober 23rd, 2025

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Adding More Cities!

I built Skyway.run with the intention it becomes the go-to app navigating connected buildings in cities across the globe. Every time I hear from someone, they tell me about a new city with a similar network... and also the same difficulties navigating their skyways!

Where should I go next? A few places I've heard so far:

  1. University of Minnesota: The Gopher Way

  2. City of St. Paul, MN: Skyway System

  3. Chicago, IL: Pedway System

  4. Calgary, AB, CAN: +15 Network

  5. Montreal, QC, CAN: Underground City

  6. Dallas, TX: Pedestrian Network

Turn-by-Turn Directions

I've been looking at lots of options for making the directions easier to use.

A big reason I keep avoiding the "blue dot" is because indoor GPS loses a lot of accuracy (and worse: sometimes with high-precision inaccurate locations). Instead, I've been wanting to explore a few ideas:

  • Mini-map per building, and users manually swipe as they cross over from one building to the next. Like shuffling cards, they can swipe back if they got lost.

  • Timer-based blue dot: assume a typical walking speed (or monitor device motion), and trace the directions line as a best effort match.

  • Capture "street view" and use AR to compare your device camera to known locations, and show AR-turn-by-turn directions.

  • Let me know what else might work!

Skyway.run - Navigate the Minneapolis Skyway System

An indoor navigation app to explore the Minneapolis Skyway System, find lunch spots and get directions. Skyway.run keeps you indoors, avoiding -40° weather, and even routes you differently based on building hours.
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