Officials in Madison launched a project to identify and resolve barriers to bike accessibility. Current Madison city law requires private developers to include bicycle racks in new construction projects. To ensure that the city is holding itself to the same standard, city officials teamed up with the University of Wisconsin to identify all the public bicycle racks in the city, as well as any areas where large volumes of bikes were chained to trees or fences in the absence of bicycle racks. Researchers also evaluated the condition of existing bicycle racks. City officials then tapped Global Positioning System technology to create a virtual map that bikers can use to navigate local bike routes and identify available bike racks. To further improve the city’s bike friendliness, officials have entered the data into a geographical information system that determines the city’s current bike capacity and indicates where improvements are needed.