BikeNetKit

Open-source tools for better bicycle networks

BikeNetKit is an open-source toolkit developed by the IT University of Copenhagen, a partner in the JUST STREETS consortium, with support from Denmark’s Innovation Fund.

It gives cities, urban planners and cycling advocates practical tools to analyse bicycle networks and plan safer, better-connected routes.

Building on eight years of research in the Science of Bicycle Networks, BikeNetKit translates academic findings into resources for real-world planning. Its accompanying interactive platform features network analyses of more than 400 European cities.

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What is BikeNetKit?

Tools and features

BikeNetKit offers several tools to support bicycle network planning:

  • Identify network gaps: Find missing links and fragmented routes in existing cycling networks.

  • Assess connectivity: Analyse how well different parts of a network connect and identify where new links could strengthen it.

  • Explore superblocks: Investigate ways to reduce car through-traffic and create more liveable urban spaces.

  • Use local data: Incorporate city-specific information, including collision records, mobility patterns, and transport infrastructure data.

Interactive maps and visualisations

Explore the maps below to see how BikeNetKit analyses bicycle networks, highlights gaps, and helps users investigate connectivity across different cities.

Video tutorials

BikeNetKit features a series of video tutorials on YouTube, introducing its tools and showing how to use them:

Software and resources

BikeNetKit combines Python-based planning software with an interactive visualisation platform. OpenStreetMap is its main data source, and users can also incorporate their own datasets and adapt the analyses to local needs.

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The software is open-source and available on GitHub.