We're happy to announce a new version of the Ride the City iPhone app. And to make the news even better, we've reduced the price of the app to just $1.99!

So we actually started working on this update during the summer of 2011, and although it's taken some time, we think you'll be happy with the new features. Here they are:

Version 1.4 of the Ride the City iPhone app is in the Apple Store!

This new update includes the following:

1. High resolution display
2. A new map legend with a couple new icons (Thanks to Kelly and Glyphish!)

Some screen shots:

High resolution display: Finally! Now you can read the display crisp and clear

Version 1.3 of the Ride the City iPhone app is in the Apple Store!

This new update includes the following:

1. Choosing a starting or end address by selecting from your list of contacts
2. Updated icons (Thanks, Kelly!)
3. Layers: toggle the bike shops on/off
4. New splash page

Some screen shots:

Splash Page: Ride your bicycle under the open sky!

Map & Layers: If you don't want to see bike shops, toggle them on/off with the layers button in the bottom right corner. In the future, we'll add more options to the layers button.

Back in April we launched the iPhone app for NYC (blog post). Since then we got plenty of feedback - hootin and hollering - requesting added features to make the app easier to use. We put our developers at Door3 to work and today we're happy to announce that version 1.2 of the Ride the City iPhone app is now available.

Key features of the Ride the City iPhone app include:

• As on the website, the iPhone app steers cyclists toward routes that maximize the use of bike lanes, bike paths, greenways, and other bike-friendly streets. The app avoids high-traffic streets and steep climbs.