diff --git a/src/api.ts b/src/api.ts
index 2919003..3b473e0 100644
--- a/src/api.ts
+++ b/src/api.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { OverpassResponse, RawOverpassNode } from "./interfaces";
 import * as http from "https";
 import { drawMarkersAndCards, removeMarkers } from "./drawing";
 import { wayToNode } from "./geo-utils";
+import { bicycleParking } from "./overpass-requests";
 // southern-most latitude, western-most longitude, northern-most latitude, eastern-most longitude.
 export async function getOSMData(bounds: number[]): Promise<OverpassResponse> {
   const options = {
@@ -17,22 +18,8 @@ export async function getOSMData(bounds: number[]): Promise<OverpassResponse> {
   };
   console.log("Started POST request...");
   const boundsStr = bounds.join(",");
-  const request_str = `
-    [out:json][timeout:25];
-    (
-      // query part for: “bicycle_parking=*”
-      node["bicycle_parking"](${boundsStr});
-      way["bicycle_parking"](${boundsStr});
-      relation["bicycle_parking"](${boundsStr});
-      // query part for: “amenity=bicycle_parking”
-      node["amenity"="bicycle_parking"](${boundsStr});
-      way["amenity"="bicycle_parking"](${boundsStr});
-      relation["amenity"="bicycle_parking"](${boundsStr});
-    );
-    out body;
-    >;
-    out skel qt;
-    `;
+  const request_str = bicycleParking(boundsStr);;
+  
   console.log("request:", request_str);
 
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
diff --git a/src/overpass-requests.ts b/src/overpass-requests.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4ea1f08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/overpass-requests.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+/** where boundsStr is in the format of `lat,lon,lat,lon` */
+export const bicycleParking = (boundsStr: string) => `
+[out:json][timeout:25];
+(
+  // query part for: “bicycle_parking=*”
+  node["bicycle_parking"](${boundsStr});
+  way["bicycle_parking"](${boundsStr});
+  relation["bicycle_parking"](${boundsStr});
+  // query part for: “amenity=bicycle_parking”
+  node["amenity"="bicycle_parking"](${boundsStr});
+  way["amenity"="bicycle_parking"](${boundsStr});
+  relation["amenity"="bicycle_parking"](${boundsStr});
+);
+out body;
+>;
+out skel qt;
+`
+
+/** where boundsStr is in the format of `lat,lon,lat,lon` */
+export const safeCycleways = (boundsStr: string) => `
+[out:json][timeout:60][bbox:${boundsStr}]; 
+
+/* Select road types to display */ 
+
+( 
+  way[highway]["highway"!~"cycleway|path|footway|pedestrian"]["bicycle"!~"no"][maxspeed](if:t["maxspeed"]<=50);
+  
+  way[highway=cycleway];
+  way["highway"~"cycleway|path|footway|pedestrian"]["bicycle"~"yes|designated"];
+  way[highway=proposed][proposed=cycleway];
+  way[highway=construction][construction=cycleway];
+  way[proposed=cycleway];
+  
+
+);
+
+// print results 
+out body; 
+>; 
+out skel qt; 
+
+
+{{style: 
+
+way[maxspeed=80] {
+  color: red;
+  width:4;
+  opacity:1.0
+}
+way[maxspeed=70] {
+  color: red;
+  width:4;
+  opacity:1.0
+}
+way[maxspeed=60] {
+  color: red;
+  width:4;
+  opacity:1.0
+}
+
+way[maxspeed=50] {
+  color: red;
+  width:4;
+  opacity:1.0
+}
+way[maxspeed=40] {
+  color: orange;
+  width:3;
+  opacity:1.0
+}
+way[maxspeed=30] {
+  color: green;
+  width:5;
+  opacity:1.0
+}
+way[maxspeed=20] {
+  color: green;
+  width:6;
+  opacity:1.0
+}
+way[maxspeed=10] {
+  color: green;
+  width:7;
+  opacity:1.0
+}
+
+
+/*
+#4f9267
+#34c467
+#15b74e
+#2c9551
+*/
+way[highway=cycleway] {
+  color: #2c9551;
+  width:10;
+  opacity:1.0
+}
+
+/*
+#3b7ec7
+#489fff
+*/
+way[highway=footway],
+way[highway=pedestrian],
+way[foot=designated][segregated!=yes],
+way[foot=yes][segregated!=yes] {
+  color: green;
+  width:10;
+  opacity: 1.0;
+  /*dashes: 5,5;*/
+} 
+
+way[highway=proposed],
+way[highway=construction] {
+  dashes: 5;
+  width:2;
+}
+
+way[highway=proposed] {
+  color: salmon;
+}
+
+way[highway=construction] {
+  color: purple;
+}
+
+way[cycleway=proposed] {
+  color: red;
+}
+
+
+
+}}
+`
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