-It is useful to see **stplanr**, and R for transport planning in general, as an addition tool in the transport planner's cabinet. It can be understood as one part of a wider movement that is making transport planning a more open and democratic process. Other developments in this movement include the increasing availability of open data \citep{naumova_building_2016} and the rise of open source products for transport modelling, such as [SUMO](https://www.dlr.de/ts/en/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-9883/16931_read-41000/), [MATSim](https://www.matsim.org/) and [MITSIMLAB](https://www.its.mit.edu/software/mitsimlab) \citep{saidallah_comparative_2016}. **stplanr**, with its focus on GIS operations rather than microscopic vehicle-level behaviour, can complement such software and help make better use of new open data sources.
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