This new software maps out a better bike network for your city

In most cities, bike networks are rolled out in disconnected pieces. A bike lane on one street might not reach the next part of a route, so you can’t necessarily ride safely across town. A new set of software tools helps planners, bike advocates, and citizens design more complete networks, automatically filling the gaps in existing infrastructure or creating the whole thing from scratch.Called BikeNetKit, the free, open-source software is based on eight years of research on bicycle infrast...