diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 90c9e42..08c8aa6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -90,6 +90,15 @@ trunks, rabbits hop, birds flap. `examples/country` (Country demo in the web
 Studio) puts them in a countryside corner with a lane, fence and hedgerow at
 an angle.
 
+**Routes**: a Route moves cars, buses, motorbikes, cyclists, people, deer or
+elephants along waypoints. Pick Route and click point after point on the map
+(points snap onto road and wall ends; double-click or Enter ends it, the
+first point again makes a loop). A loop is driven round, an open route there
+and back; each way keeps to the left of the line (or the right), corners are
+rounded, and the movers pass in front of and behind trees and houses as they
+go. The streets demo has traffic round the block, a bus, motorbikes, cyclists
+and people strolling.
+
 **Fences and walls** around the plot: the Fence has six designs (mesh, wooden
 boards, steel bars, mesh on a stone base, cobble wall, brick wall with
 pillars). Fences and site walls whose ends meet join like house walls: corners
diff --git a/crates/isokit-core/src/prim.rs b/crates/isokit-core/src/prim.rs
index 08ccd6c..7ca255c 100644
--- a/crates/isokit-core/src/prim.rs
+++ b/crates/isokit-core/src/prim.rs
@@ -201,6 +201,17 @@ pub enum Prim {
     },
     /// Items drawn back to front by the depth of their plan anchor.
     Seq { items: Vec<(P2, Vec<Prim>)> },
+    /// A mover on one straight piece of a route: the items, drawn at `from`, slide to
+    /// `to` (world points) during each window and are hidden the rest of the cycle of
+    /// `dur` seconds. A window is [start, end] in fractions of the cycle; it may run
+    /// past 1 and wraps round.
+    Travel {
+        from: P3,
+        to: P3,
+        dur: f64,
+        wins: Vec<[f64; 2]>,
+        items: Vec<Prim>,
+    },
 }
 
 /// One fish of a [`Prim::Swim`]: it goes round an ellipse of radii (rx, ry)
diff --git a/crates/isokit-core/src/render.rs b/crates/isokit-core/src/render.rs
index 5484beb..ceba699 100644
--- a/crates/isokit-core/src/render.rs
+++ b/crates/isokit-core/src/render.rs
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ struct Ctx<'a> {
     p: Proj,
     uid: &'a str,
     out: String,
+    /// Keyframes of the route movers by name, written once in one `<style>` at the end.
+    keyframes: BTreeMap<String, String>,
 }
 
 impl Ctx<'_> {
@@ -572,6 +574,31 @@ impl Ctx<'_> {
                 }
                 self.out.push_str("</g>");
             }
+            Prim::Travel {
+                from,
+                to,
+                dur,
+                wins,
+                items,
+            } => {
+                let (a, b) = (
+                    self.p.s(from[0], from[1], from[2]),
+                    self.p.s(to[0], to[1], to[2]),
+                );
+                let kf = travel_keyframes(b[0] - a[0], b[1] - a[1], wins);
+                // named by its content: views on one page never clash, equal ones share
+                let name = format!("iso-tv{:08x}", fnv(&kf));
+                let _ = write!(
+                    self.out,
+                    "<g class=\"iso-travel\" style=\"animation:{name} {}s linear infinite\">",
+                    r3s(*dur)
+                );
+                self.keyframes.entry(name).or_insert(kf);
+                for q in items {
+                    self.prim(q);
+                }
+                self.out.push_str("</g>");
+            }
             Prim::Seq { items } => {
                 let p = self.p;
                 let mut idx: Vec<usize> = (0..items.len()).collect();
@@ -589,6 +616,61 @@ impl Ctx<'_> {
     }
 }
 
+/// FNV-1a hash of a text (keyframe names).
+fn fnv(s: &str) -> u32 {
+    s.bytes().fold(0x811c_9dc5u32, |h, b| {
+        (h ^ b as u32).wrapping_mul(0x0100_0193)
+    })
+}
+
+/// Keyframes of a [`Prim::Travel`]: hidden outside the windows, visible inside, sliding
+/// by (dx, dy) screen units from each window's start to its end.
+fn travel_keyframes(dx: f64, dy: f64, wins: &[[f64; 2]]) -> String {
+    const EPS: f64 = 2e-5;
+    // (time, visible, how far along) at the ends of every window, wrapped into 0..1
+    let mut pts: Vec<(f64, bool, f64)> = vec![];
+    for w in wins {
+        let (s, e) = (w[0].rem_euclid(1.0), w[0].rem_euclid(1.0) + (w[1] - w[0]));
+        if e - s <= 2.0 * EPS {
+            continue;
+        }
+        let at = |t: f64| ((t - s) / (e - s)).clamp(0.0, 1.0);
+        pts.push((s, false, 0.0));
+        pts.push((s + EPS, true, at(s + EPS)));
+        if e <= 1.0 {
+            pts.push((e, true, 1.0));
+            pts.push(((e + EPS).min(1.0), false, 1.0));
+        } else {
+            pts.push((1.0, true, at(1.0)));
+            pts.push((0.0, true, at(1.0)));
+            pts.push((e - 1.0, true, 1.0));
+            pts.push((e - 1.0 + EPS, false, 1.0));
+        }
+    }
+    pts.sort_by(|a, b| a.0.total_cmp(&b.0));
+    let mut out = String::new();
+    let put = |t: f64, vis: bool, f: f64, out: &mut String| {
+        let _ = write!(
+            out,
+            "{}%{{visibility:{};transform:translate({}px,{}px)}}",
+            r3s(t * 100.0),
+            if vis { "visible" } else { "hidden" },
+            r3s(dx * f),
+            r3s(dy * f)
+        );
+    };
+    if pts.first().is_none_or(|p| p.0 > 0.0) {
+        put(0.0, false, pts.first().map_or(0.0, |p| p.2), &mut out);
+    }
+    for &(t, vis, f) in &pts {
+        put(t, vis, f, &mut out);
+    }
+    if pts.last().is_none_or(|p| p.0 < 1.0) {
+        put(1.0, false, pts.last().map_or(0.0, |p| p.2), &mut out);
+    }
+    out
+}
+
 /// The sprite's convex plan outline in view space when it is not its box.
 pub fn hull(s: &Sprite, p: Proj, bb: &Bb) -> Option<sort::Hull> {
     if s.ext.len() < 3 {
@@ -627,6 +709,7 @@ pub fn render(scene: &Scene, rot: u8, opts: &RenderOpts) -> Rendered {
         p,
         uid: &uid,
         out: String::with_capacity(64 * 1024),
+        keyframes: BTreeMap::new(),
     };
     let mut frame = [1e9f64, 1e9, -1e9, -1e9];
     let mut sprites = 0;
@@ -743,6 +826,13 @@ pub fn render(scene: &Scene, rot: u8, opts: &RenderOpts) -> Rendered {
         );
     }
     cx.out.push_str("</g>");
+    if !cx.keyframes.is_empty() {
+        cx.out.push_str("<style>");
+        for (name, kf) in &cx.keyframes {
+            let _ = write!(cx.out, "@keyframes {name}{{{kf}}}");
+        }
+        cx.out.push_str("</style>");
+    }
 
     // frame: the scene bounds (plan rectangle down to the ground depth) or the drawing
     if let Some((b, zb)) = scene.bounds {
diff --git a/crates/isokit-core/src/sprite.rs b/crates/isokit-core/src/sprite.rs
index cdc7015..c4cde72 100644
--- a/crates/isokit-core/src/sprite.rs
+++ b/crates/isokit-core/src/sprite.rs
@@ -123,6 +123,13 @@ enum Frame {
         items: Vec<(P2, Vec<Prim>)>,
         cur: Option<(P2, Vec<Prim>)>,
     },
+    Travel {
+        from: P3,
+        to: P3,
+        dur: f64,
+        wins: Vec<[f64; 2]>,
+        items: Vec<Prim>,
+    },
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Default, Serialize, Deserialize)]
@@ -172,7 +179,7 @@ impl Sprite {
     /// the sprite.
     pub fn push(&mut self, p: Prim) -> &mut Self {
         match self.frames.last_mut() {
-            Some(Frame::Group { items, .. }) => items.push(p),
+            Some(Frame::Group { items, .. }) | Some(Frame::Travel { items, .. }) => items.push(p),
             Some(Frame::Seq { cur, .. }) => match cur {
                 Some((_, items)) => items.push(p),
                 // a primitive before the first seq_item starts an item at the origin
@@ -622,12 +629,46 @@ impl Sprite {
     }
 
     pub fn end_group(&mut self) -> &mut Self {
-        if let Some(Frame::Group { cls, style, items }) = self.frames.pop() {
-            self.push(Prim::Group { cls, style, items });
+        match self.frames.pop() {
+            Some(Frame::Group { cls, style, items }) => {
+                self.push(Prim::Group { cls, style, items });
+            }
+            Some(Frame::Travel {
+                from,
+                to,
+                dur,
+                wins,
+                items,
+            }) => {
+                self.push(Prim::Travel {
+                    from,
+                    to,
+                    dur,
+                    wins,
+                    items,
+                });
+            }
+            Some(f) => self.frames.push(f),
+            None => {}
         }
         self
     }
 
+    /// Open a mover on a straight piece from `a` to `b` (points of this frame): what
+    /// is drawn until [`Sprite::end_group`] slides from a to b during each window of
+    /// the `dur`-second cycle and is hidden otherwise (see [`Prim::Travel`]).
+    pub fn begin_travel(&mut self, a: P3, b: P3, dur: f64, wins: Vec<[f64; 2]>) -> &mut Self {
+        let (from, to) = (self.xf.p3(a), self.xf.p3(b));
+        self.frames.push(Frame::Travel {
+            from,
+            to,
+            dur,
+            wins,
+            items: vec![],
+        });
+        self
+    }
+
     /// Start a back-to-front sequence; each [`Sprite::seq_item`] starts an
     /// item anchored at a plan point; [`Sprite::end_seq`] closes it.
     pub fn begin_seq(&mut self) -> &mut Self {
@@ -674,7 +715,7 @@ impl Sprite {
         let n = self.frames.len();
         while let Some(f) = self.frames.last() {
             match f {
-                Frame::Group { .. } => {
+                Frame::Group { .. } | Frame::Travel { .. } => {
                     self.end_group();
                 }
                 Frame::Seq { .. } => {
diff --git a/crates/isokit-project/src/mcp.rs b/crates/isokit-project/src/mcp.rs
index 74d2654..1cde4ea 100644
--- a/crates/isokit-project/src/mcp.rs
+++ b/crates/isokit-project/src/mcp.rs
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ fences, hedges, house walls) can run at any angle: a piece from (x0, y0) to (x1,
 w = the distance and rot = atan2(y1 - y0, x1 - x0) in degrees; where diagonal pieces meet, corners are mitred. \
 Animals (category Animals: deer, boar, fox, elephant, rabbits, birds, butterflies) are herds: props.n animals \
 scattered within props.r metres of x, y, facing about the rotation; keep them out of roads, ponds and buildings. \
+A route (type route) moves props.n movers (props.kind: car, bus, motorbike, cyclist, person, deer, elephant) along \
+waypoints pts (relative to x, y): round them when props.closed, else there and back; each way keeps to the left \
+of the line (props.keep). For traffic, put the points on the road centre lines; keep routes clear of buildings. \
 Production lines (category Industry): a producer (props.rate per minute, product) puts goods out on its local +x \
 side; a conveyor (rot 0 runs towards +x, 90 +y, 180 -x, 270 -y; w = length, props.speed m/s) starting exactly \
 at that side carries them, and a conveyor whose start is at another's end carries on with them (corners join). \
@@ -58,6 +61,8 @@ pub fn tools() -> Vec<Value> {
         "info": { "type": "string", "description": "tooltip text" },
         "tag": { "type": "string", "description": "label pinned above the object" },
         "levels": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "string" }, "description": "levels it shows on (empty: all)" },
+        "pts": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "number" }, "minItems": 2, "maxItems": 2 },
+                 "description": "points [[x, y], ...] relative to x, y (in the object's turned frame): a route's waypoints, an area's outline" },
     });
     let mut add = obj_fields.as_object().unwrap().clone();
     add.insert("type".into(), json!({ "type": "string", "description": "prefab type, e.g. building, tree, car (list_prefabs)" }));
diff --git a/crates/isokit-script/src/api.rs b/crates/isokit-script/src/api.rs
index 0881468..8653e8f 100644
--- a/crates/isokit-script/src/api.rs
+++ b/crates/isokit-script/src/api.rs
@@ -519,6 +519,24 @@ pub fn register_sprite(e: &mut Engine) {
         s.0.borrow_mut().end_group();
         s.clone()
     });
+    // a mover on one straight piece of a route (Prim::Travel); close with end()
+    e.register_fn(
+        "travel",
+        |s: &mut SpriteH, a: D, b: D, dur: D, wins: D| -> RR<SpriteH> {
+            let wins = arr(&wins, "travel windows")?
+                .iter()
+                .map(|w| p2(w).map(|p| [p[0], p[1]]))
+                .collect::<RR<Vec<_>>>()?;
+            s.0.borrow_mut()
+                .begin_travel(p3(&a)?, p3(&b)?, n(&dur)?, wins);
+            Ok(s.clone())
+        },
+    );
+    // forget the sort extent drawn so far (set it with ext() afterwards)
+    e.register_fn("ext_reset", |s: &mut SpriteH| -> SpriteH {
+        s.0.borrow_mut().ext.clear();
+        s.clone()
+    });
     e.register_fn(
         "group",
         |ctx: NativeCallContext, s: &mut SpriteH, cls: &str, f: FnPtr| -> RR<SpriteH> {
diff --git a/crates/isokit-script/src/conv.rs b/crates/isokit-script/src/conv.rs
index bc2af53..9e8a5e1 100644
--- a/crates/isokit-script/src/conv.rs
+++ b/crates/isokit-script/src/conv.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ pub fn n(d: &Dynamic) -> RR<f64> {
     err(format!("expected a number, got {}", d.type_name()))
 }
 
-fn arr(d: &Dynamic, what: &str) -> RR<Array> {
+pub fn arr(d: &Dynamic, what: &str) -> RR<Array> {
     match d.read_lock::<Array>() {
         Some(a) => Ok(a.clone()),
         None => err(format!("{what}: expected an array, got {}", d.type_name())),
diff --git a/crates/isokit-script/src/stdlib.rs b/crates/isokit-script/src/stdlib.rs
index 92136e2..3a3bd93 100644
--- a/crates/isokit-script/src/stdlib.rs
+++ b/crates/isokit-script/src/stdlib.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ pub const MODULES: &[(&str, &str)] = &[
     ("isokit/ground", include_str!("../stdlib/ground.rhai")),
     ("isokit/streets", include_str!("../stdlib/streets.rhai")),
     ("isokit/wildlife", include_str!("../stdlib/wildlife.rhai")),
+    ("isokit/routes", include_str!("../stdlib/routes.rhai")),
     ("isokit/nature", include_str!("../stdlib/nature.rhai")),
     ("isokit/building", include_str!("../stdlib/building.rhai")),
     ("isokit/vehicles", include_str!("../stdlib/vehicles.rhai")),
diff --git a/crates/isokit-script/src/tests.rs b/crates/isokit-script/src/tests.rs
index b9e7bc2..a2cf96d 100644
--- a/crates/isokit-script/src/tests.rs
+++ b/crates/isokit-script/src/tests.rs
@@ -858,6 +858,121 @@ fn piece(id: &str, kind: &str, a: [f64; 2], b: [f64; 2], props: Value) -> Object
     o
 }
 
+/// The windows of every route mover piece of object `id`: (piece sprite, windows).
+fn travel_windows(b: &crate::Built, id: &str) -> Vec<Vec<[f64; 2]>> {
+    fn walk(p: &isokit_core::Prim, out: &mut Vec<Vec<[f64; 2]>>) {
+        match p {
+            isokit_core::Prim::Travel { wins, .. } => out.push(wins.clone()),
+            isokit_core::Prim::Group { items, .. } => items.iter().for_each(|q| walk(q, out)),
+            _ => {}
+        }
+    }
+    let mut out = vec![];
+    for s in b.scene.layers.iter().flat_map(|l| l.sprites.iter()) {
+        if s.obj.as_deref() == Some(id) {
+            s.prims.iter().for_each(|p| walk(p, &mut out));
+        }
+    }
+    out
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn route_movers_show_once_each_at_every_moment() {
+    let r = Runtime::new(&Bundle::default()).unwrap();
+    let mut cars = obj(
+        "cars",
+        "route",
+        0.0,
+        0.0,
+        json!({"kind": "car", "n": 4, "closed": true}),
+    );
+    cars.pts = Some(vec![
+        [-25.0, -10.0],
+        [25.0, -10.0],
+        [25.0, 10.0],
+        [-25.0, 10.0],
+    ]);
+    let mut walk = obj(
+        "walk",
+        "route",
+        0.0,
+        0.0,
+        json!({"kind": "person", "n": 3, "colour": "hivis"}),
+    );
+    walk.pts = Some(vec![[-15.0, -4.0], [5.0, -4.0], [12.0, 3.0]]);
+    let mut deer = obj(
+        "deer",
+        "route",
+        30.0,
+        20.0,
+        json!({"kind": "deer", "n": 2, "path": false}),
+    );
+    deer.rot = 30.0;
+    deer.pts = Some(vec![[-6.0, 0.0], [6.0, 0.0]]);
+    let doc = Doc {
+        objects: vec![cars, walk, deer, obj("t1", "tree", 0.0, -14.0, json!({}))],
+        ..Default::default()
+    };
+    for view in 0..4u8 {
+        let b = r.build("site", view, &cfg(), &doc).unwrap();
+        assert!(b.scene.warnings.is_empty(), "{:?}", b.scene.warnings);
+        let out = render(&b.scene, view, &RenderOpts::default());
+        assert_eq!(out.cycles, 0, "view {view}: depth-sort cycles");
+        // one <style> with every keyframe set, each used
+        assert_eq!(out.html.matches("<style>").count(), 1);
+        for (id, n) in [("cars", 4), ("walk", 3), ("deer", 2)] {
+            let wins = travel_windows(&b, id);
+            assert!(!wins.is_empty(), "{id}");
+            // at any moment, each mover is on exactly one piece
+            for k in 0..60 {
+                let t = (k as f64 + 0.37) / 60.0;
+                let on: usize = wins
+                    .iter()
+                    .flatten()
+                    .filter(|w| {
+                        let s = w[0].rem_euclid(1.0);
+                        let e = s + (w[1] - w[0]);
+                        (t >= s && t < e) || (t + 1.0 >= s && t + 1.0 < e)
+                    })
+                    .count();
+                assert_eq!(on, n, "{id} view {view} at {t}");
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    let b = r.build("site", 0, &cfg(), &doc).unwrap();
+    let out = render(&b.scene, 0, &RenderOpts::default());
+    let row = |id: &str, k: &str| {
+        out.info[id]
+            .rows
+            .iter()
+            .find(|r| r.0 == k)
+            .map(|r| r.1.clone())
+            .unwrap_or_default()
+    };
+    // the loop keeps 1.5 m inside the drawn square, its corners rounded
+    assert_eq!(row("cars", "Route"), "loop, 140 m");
+    assert!(
+        row("cars", "Movers").starts_with("4 cars, 8 m/s, round in 15."),
+        "{}",
+        row("cars", "Movers")
+    );
+    assert_eq!(row("walk", "Route"), "there and back, 29.9 m each way");
+    // one colour for every walker: they share drawings where their windows allow
+    let pieces = b
+        .scene
+        .layers
+        .iter()
+        .flat_map(|l| l.sprites.iter())
+        .filter(|s| s.obj.as_deref() == Some("walk"))
+        .count();
+    assert!(
+        travel_windows(&b, "walk").len() < 3 * (pieces - 1),
+        "walkers share drawings"
+    );
+    // the deer route turns with its object: its strips run at 30 degrees
+    assert!(out.html.contains("iso-route"));
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn wildlife_and_garden_prefabs_draw_from_every_side() {
     let r = Runtime::new(&Bundle::default()).unwrap();
diff --git a/crates/isokit-script/stdlib/routes.rhai b/crates/isokit-script/stdlib/routes.rhai
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..86980af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/isokit-script/stdlib/routes.rhai
@@ -0,0 +1,281 @@
+// isokit/routes: movers on a path of waypoints - cars, buses, motorbikes,
+// cyclists, people, deer, elephants - going round a loop or there and back.
+//
+// The path is cut into straight pieces (corners rounded into short ones), each
+// piece its own sprite whose sort box is the lane strip, mitred at the corners
+// so neighbouring pieces never overlap. A mover is drawn at a piece's start and
+// slides to its end while it is on that piece (`travel`), so the depth sort
+// stays right as it goes past trees, lamps and houses.
+
+fn route_kinds() { ["car", "bus", "motorbike", "cyclist", "person", "deer", "elephant"] }
+
+/// A mover of `kind`: length, width, height, usual speed (m/s), lane offset
+/// from the drawn line, corner radius and its name.
+fn mover_spec(kind) {
+    switch kind {
+        "car" => #{ l: 4.4, w: 1.8, h: 1.5, v: 8.0, lane: 1.5, r: 4.0, one: "car", many: "cars" },
+        "bus" => #{ l: 10.0, w: 2.5, h: 3.0, v: 6.0, lane: 1.6, r: 7.0, one: "bus", many: "buses" },
+        "motorbike" => #{ l: 1.9, w: 0.7, h: 1.7, v: 7.0, lane: 1.2, r: 2.5, one: "motorbike", many: "motorbikes" },
+        "cyclist" => #{ l: 1.8, w: 0.6, h: 1.9, v: 4.0, lane: 0.7, r: 2.0, one: "cyclist", many: "cyclists" },
+        "deer" => #{ l: 1.6, w: 0.5, h: 1.6, v: 1.2, lane: 0.5, r: 1.0, one: "deer", many: "deer" },
+        "elephant" => #{ l: 3.6, w: 1.8, h: 3.0, v: 1.0, lane: 1.3, r: 3.0, one: "elephant", many: "elephants" },
+        // people look the same from every side: no rounded corners, fewer pieces
+        _ => #{ l: 0.5, w: 0.5, h: 1.75, v: 1.3, lane: 0.4, r: 0.0, one: "person", many: "people" },
+    }
+}
+
+fn route_colours() { ["mixed"] + car_colours() + people_colours() }
+
+/// The look (colour class) of mover k.
+fn mover_look(kind, colour, k) {
+    if colour != "mixed" { return colour; }
+    if kind == "car" || kind == "bus" || kind == "motorbike" { car_colours()[k % 5] }
+    else if kind == "person" || kind == "cyclist" { people_colours()[k % 7] }
+    else { "" }
+}
+
+/// Draws a mover of `kind` centred at (0, 0), facing local +x.
+fn mover(kind, look) {
+    if kind == "car" {
+        this.car(-2.2, -0.9, 2.2, 0.9, look);
+    } else if kind == "bus" {
+        this.box(-5.0, -1.25, 5.0, 1.25, 0.35, 1.6, look);
+        this.box(-4.9, -1.2, 4.9, 1.2, 1.6, 2.6, "glassd");
+        this.box(-5.0, -1.25, 5.0, 1.25, 2.6, 3.0, look);
+    } else if kind == "motorbike" {
+        this.box(-0.95, -0.3, 0.95, 0.3, 0.3, 0.85, look);
+        this.person(0.0, 0.0, 0.55);
+    } else if kind == "cyclist" {
+        this.box(-0.85, -0.05, 0.85, 0.05, 0.3, 0.7, "steel");
+        this.person(0.0, 0.0, 0.5, look);
+    } else if kind == "deer" {
+        let a = animal_parts("deer", "doe");
+        this.draw_parts(a.body + a.up);
+    } else if kind == "elephant" {
+        let a = animal_parts("elephant", "cow");
+        this.draw_parts(a.body + a.up);
+    } else {
+        this.person(0.0, 0.0, 0.0, look);
+    }
+    this
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------- plan helpers
+
+fn rt_sub(a, b) { [a[0] - b[0], a[1] - b[1]] }
+fn rt_add(a, b) { [a[0] + b[0], a[1] + b[1]] }
+fn rt_mul(a, k) { [a[0] * k, a[1] * k] }
+fn rt_len(a) { (a[0] * a[0] + a[1] * a[1]).sqrt() }
+fn rt_unit(a) { let l = fmax(rt_len(a), 1e-9); [a[0] / l, a[1] / l] }
+/// The left normal of a direction.
+fn rt_left(u) { [-u[1], u[0]] }
+
+/// The waypoints in the object's frame: its pts, or a 20 m line along local x.
+/// Points closer than 5 cm to the one before are dropped, and a loop's last point
+/// when it repeats the first.
+fn route_pts(o, closed) {
+    let src = if o.pts != () && o.pts.len() >= 2 { o.pts } else { [[-10.0, 0.0], [10.0, 0.0]] };
+    let out = [];
+    for q in src {
+        let p = [q[0] + 0.0, q[1] + 0.0];
+        if out.len() == 0 || rt_len(rt_sub(p, out[out.len() - 1])) > 0.05 { out.push(p); }
+    }
+    if closed && out.len() > 2 && rt_len(rt_sub(out[0], out[out.len() - 1])) <= 0.05 { out.pop(); }
+    out
+}
+
+/// The line `d` metres to the left of a path (mitred corners).
+fn rt_offset(pts, d, closed) {
+    if d == 0.0 { return pts; }
+    let n = pts.len();
+    let out = [];
+    for i in 0..n {
+        let has_prev = closed || i > 0;
+        let has_next = closed || i < n - 1;
+        let n1 = if has_prev { rt_left(rt_unit(rt_sub(pts[i], pts[(i + n - 1) % n]))) } else { () };
+        let n2 = if has_next { rt_left(rt_unit(rt_sub(pts[(i + 1) % n], pts[i]))) } else { () };
+        if type_of(n1) == "()" { n1 = n2; }
+        if type_of(n2) == "()" { n2 = n1; }
+        let s = 1.0 + n1[0] * n2[0] + n1[1] * n2[1];
+        let m = if s < 0.3 { n2 } else { rt_mul(rt_add(n1, n2), 1.0 / s) };
+        out.push(rt_add(pts[i], rt_mul(m, d)));
+    }
+    out
+}
+
+/// A closed path with its corners rounded to radius r: each corner becomes an
+/// arc of short straight pieces (at most 45 degrees each).
+fn rt_round(pts, r) {
+    let n = pts.len();
+    if r <= 0.0 || n < 3 { return pts; }
+    let out = [];
+    for i in 0..n {
+        let p = pts[i];
+        let a = pts[(i + n - 1) % n];
+        let b = pts[(i + 1) % n];
+        let la = rt_len(rt_sub(p, a));
+        let lb = rt_len(rt_sub(b, p));
+        let u = rt_unit(rt_sub(p, a));
+        let v = rt_unit(rt_sub(b, p));
+        let c = fmax(-1.0, fmin(1.0, u[0] * v[0] + u[1] * v[1]));
+        let turn = c.acos();
+        if turn < 0.05 { out.push(p); continue; }
+        let t = fmin(r * (turn / 2.0).tan(), fmin(0.45 * la, 0.45 * lb));
+        let rr = t / (turn / 2.0).tan();
+        let side = if u[0] * v[1] - u[1] * v[0] > 0.0 { 1.0 } else { -1.0 };
+        let p0 = rt_sub(p, rt_mul(u, t));
+        let cc = rt_add(p0, rt_mul(rt_left(u), rr * side));
+        let a0 = (p0[1] - cc[1]).atan(p0[0] - cc[0]);
+        let steps = fmax(1.0, (turn / (PI() / 4.0) - 1e-6).ceiling()).to_int();
+        out.push(p0);
+        for k in 1..=steps {
+            let ang = a0 + side * turn * k / steps;
+            out.push([cc[0] + rr * ang.cos(), cc[1] + rr * ang.sin()]);
+        }
+    }
+    out
+}
+
+/// The closed path the movers follow, in the object's frame: a loop keeps
+/// `lane` metres to the left of the drawn line (right when negative); there and
+/// back runs on each side and turns at the ends. Corners rounded to r.
+fn route_path(o, spec, lane, r) {
+    let p = o.p;
+    let pts = route_pts(o, p.closed);
+    if pts.len() < 2 { return []; }
+    let path = if p.closed && pts.len() >= 3 {
+        rt_offset(pts, lane, true)
+    } else {
+        // each way keeps to its side, so the two strips never overlap
+        let s = if lane < 0.0 { -1.0 } else { 1.0 };
+        let d = s * fmax(lane.abs(), spec.w / 2.0 + 0.15);
+        let back = pts;
+        back.reverse();
+        rt_offset(pts, d, false) + rt_offset(back, d, false)
+    };
+    rt_round(path, r)
+}
+
+/// For movers on one piece: the windows (fractions of the cycle) in which mover
+/// k is on it, grouped into tracks that never show two at once; movers on one
+/// track share one drawing, so they must look alike. Returns [#{ look, wins }].
+fn rt_tracks(kind, colour, n, s0, w) {
+    let gap = 1e-4;
+    let by_look = #{};
+    for k in 0..n {
+        let st = s0 - k.to_float() / n;
+        st -= st.floor();
+        let look = mover_look(kind, colour, k);
+        let key = `l${look}`;
+        let g = if by_look.contains(key) { by_look[key] } else { #{ look: look, wins: [] } };
+        g.wins.push([st, st + w]);
+        by_look[key] = g;
+    }
+    let out = [];
+    for key in by_look.keys() {
+        let g = by_look[key];
+        let ws = g.wins;
+        ws.sort(|a, b| if a[0] < b[0] { -1 } else if a[0] > b[0] { 1 } else { 0 });
+        let tracks = [];
+        for win in ws {
+            let placed = false;
+            for i in 0..tracks.len() {
+                let t = tracks[i];
+                if !placed && win[0] >= t.last + gap && win[1] <= t.first + 1.0 - gap {
+                    t.wins.push(win);
+                    t.last = win[1];
+                    tracks[i] = t;
+                    placed = true;
+                }
+            }
+            if !placed { tracks.push(#{ first: win[0], last: win[1], wins: [win] }); }
+        }
+        for t in tracks { out.push(#{ look: g.look, wins: t.wins }); }
+    }
+    out
+}
+
+fn meta_route() {
+    #{ label: "Route", category: "Routes", icon: "〰", shape: "path",
+       help: "Movers on a path of waypoints: click point after point on the map (double-click or Enter ends it; ending on the first point makes a loop). Cars, buses, motorbikes, cyclists, people, deer or elephants go round the loop, or there and back, keeping to one side of the line.",
+       props: [
+         #{ key: "kind", type: "choice", def: "car", choices: route_kinds(), label: "Movers" },
+         #{ key: "n", type: "int", def: 3, min: 1, max: 30, step: 1, label: "How many" },
+         #{ key: "speed", type: "float", def: 0.0, min: 0.0, max: 40.0, step: 0.1, label: "Speed m/s (0: usual)" },
+         #{ key: "closed", type: "bool", def: false, label: "Loop" },
+         #{ key: "keep", type: "choice", def: "left", choices: ["left", "right"], label: "Keep to" },
+         #{ key: "colour", type: "choice", def: "mixed", choices: route_colours(), label: "Colour" },
+         #{ key: "path", type: "bool", def: true, label: "Show path" },
+       ] }
+}
+
+fn prefab_route(o) {
+    let p = o.p;
+    let spec = mover_spec(p.kind);
+    let v = if p.speed > 0.0 { p.speed } else { spec.v };
+    let lane = if p.keep == "right" { -spec.lane } else { spec.lane };
+    let pts = route_pts(o, p.closed);
+    if p.path && pts.len() >= 2 {
+        layer("ground");
+        let line = pts;
+        if p.closed && pts.len() >= 3 { line.push(pts[0]); }
+        sprite().polyline(line, 0.03, "route");
+        layer("main");
+    }
+    let path = route_path(o, spec, lane, spec.r);
+    let n = path.len();
+    if n < 2 { return; }
+    // pieces, their lengths and where each starts along the loop
+    let segs = [];
+    let total = 0.0;
+    for i in 0..n {
+        let a = path[i];
+        let b = path[(i + 1) % n];
+        let len = rt_len(rt_sub(b, a));
+        if len > 1e-3 { segs.push(#{ a: a, b: b, len: len, at: total }); total += len; }
+    }
+    if segs.len() < 2 || total <= 0.0 { return; }
+    let dur = total / v;
+    let m = segs.len();
+    // the sort strip of each piece, mitred at both ends
+    let hw = spec.w / 2.0 + 0.1;
+    let mitre = [];
+    for i in 0..m {
+        let n1 = rt_left(rt_unit(rt_sub(segs[(i + m - 1) % m].b, segs[(i + m - 1) % m].a)));
+        let n2 = rt_left(rt_unit(rt_sub(segs[i].b, segs[i].a)));
+        let s = 1.0 + n1[0] * n2[0] + n1[1] * n2[1];
+        mitre.push(if s < 0.3 { n2 } else { rt_mul(rt_add(n1, n2), 1.0 / s) });
+    }
+    for i in 0..m {
+        let sg = segs[i];
+        let u = rt_unit(rt_sub(sg.b, sg.a));
+        let ang = u[1].atan(u[0]);
+        let w = world_of(o, sg.a[0], sg.a[1]);
+        frame(w[0], w[1], o.z, o.rot + ang * 180.0 / PI());
+        let s = sprite();
+        for t in rt_tracks(p.kind, p.colour, p.n, sg.at / total, sg.len / total) {
+            s.travel([0.0, 0.0, 0.0], [sg.len, 0.0, 0.0], dur, t.wins);
+            s.mover(p.kind, t.look);
+            s.end();
+        }
+        // sort by the strip only: the start drawing is never seen standing there
+        s.ext_reset();
+        let ends = [[sg.a, mitre[i]], [sg.b, mitre[(i + 1) % m]]];
+        for e in ends {
+            for side in [1.0, -1.0] {
+                let q = rt_sub(rt_add(e[0], rt_mul(e[1], side * hw)), sg.a);
+                let lx = q[0] * u[0] + q[1] * u[1];
+                let ly = -q[0] * u[1] + q[1] * u[0];
+                s.ext(lx, ly, 0.0);
+                s.ext(lx, ly, spec.h);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    frame(o);
+    let noun = if p.n == 1 { spec.one } else { spec.many };
+    info_row("Movers", `${p.n} ${noun}, ${num1(v)} m/s, round in ${num1(dur)} s`);
+    let base = 0.0;
+    for i in 1..pts.len() { base += rt_len(rt_sub(pts[i], pts[i - 1])); }
+    if p.closed && pts.len() >= 3 { base += rt_len(rt_sub(pts[0], pts[pts.len() - 1])); }
+    info_row("Route", if p.closed && pts.len() >= 3 { `loop, ${num1(base)} m` } else { `there and back, ${num1(base)} m each way` });
+}
diff --git a/crates/isokit-theme/themes/default.toml b/crates/isokit-theme/themes/default.toml
index 9409bd3..f57e5a2 100644
--- a/crates/isokit-theme/themes/default.toml
+++ b/crates/isokit-theme/themes/default.toml
@@ -272,6 +272,8 @@ mach3 = "#5b6370"
 mach4 = "#b8692b"
 robot = "#e07a1f"
 robotb = "#3a3f48"
+# route paths
+route = "#e0b84a"
 # wildlife and garden
 deer = "#8a5a32"
 deerl = "#d6c4a6"
@@ -581,6 +583,7 @@ mach3 = "#8a93a1"
 mach4 = "#e08a43"
 robot = "#f08c2b"
 robotb = "#5a616d"
+route = "#b0802a"
 deer = "#a8703f"
 deerl = "#ecdfc8"
 nose = "#3a302a"
@@ -918,6 +921,7 @@ f-conc = "conc"
 ".iso-svg .iso-win" = "fill: var(--iso-win); stroke: none"
 ".iso-svg .iso-school" = "pointer-events: none"
 ".iso-svg .iso-swimbox" = "fill: none; stroke: none"
+".iso-svg .iso-route" = "fill: none; stroke: var(--iso-route); stroke-width: 1.2; stroke-dasharray: 5 4; stroke-linecap: round; stroke-linejoin: round; opacity: .75"
 ".iso-svg .iso-antler" = "fill: none; stroke: var(--iso-antler); stroke-width: .35; stroke-linecap: round; stroke-linejoin: round"
 ".iso-svg .iso-bristle" = "fill: none; stroke: var(--iso-bristle); stroke-width: .5; stroke-linecap: round"
 ".iso-svg .iso-bird, .iso-svg .iso-wing" = "stroke: none"
diff --git a/docs/ROADMAP.md b/docs/ROADMAP.md
index 0af1ba4..d0f8031 100644
--- a/docs/ROADMAP.md
+++ b/docs/ROADMAP.md
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ Each phase ends with tests, a Studio/viewer check in Edge, commit and push.
 5. ~~Rounded streets: curved road segments~~ (done, see below)
 6. ~~Sidewalks along streets~~ (done, see below)
 7. ~~Roundabouts~~ (done, see below)
-8. Waypoint animation: a person or car moving along a path of waypoints
+8. ~~Waypoint animation: a person or car moving along a path of waypoints~~ (done, see below)
 9. ~~Build your own house~~ (done, see above)
 10. ~~Diagonal streets, walls, fences, hedges~~ (done, see below)
 11. ~~Wildlife and nature: deer, bushes, beehives and more~~ (done, see below)
@@ -145,6 +145,13 @@ turns while grazing, rabbits hopping; Birds and Butterflies as flocks (`swim` sh
 out of step); Beehives with bees, Bush, Flowers (bed or meadow), Rocks, Log / stump.
 `examples/country`, Country demo in the web Studio.
 
+Routes (`routes.rhai`, `travel` primitive): cars, buses, motorbikes, cyclists, people, deer and
+elephants along waypoints drawn point by point in the Studio (`shape: "path"`, `pts`); loops or
+there and back, each way on its side of the line, rounded corners. Every straight piece is a
+sprite whose sort box is its lane strip, so movers pass in front of and behind what stands
+beside the road; keyframes per piece show a mover only while it is on it. Streets demo: traffic
+round the block, a bus, motorbikes, cyclists, people; country demo: cars on the lane.
+
 ## Phase 2: richer editing
 
 - [x] Interior prefabs (see Build your own house); a building `rooms` prop is still open
diff --git a/docs/SCRIPTING.md b/docs/SCRIPTING.md
index c837fe7..87108b4 100644
--- a/docs/SCRIPTING.md
+++ b/docs/SCRIPTING.md
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ shaded automatically by face direction.
 | `swim(x, y, z, [#{ rx, ry, dur, delay, cw, len, cls[, shape] }, ...])` | fish going round ellipses (radii rx, ry along the object's axes) about (x, y) on the plane at z, one round per `dur` s, clockwise when `cw`; `cls` koi / koiw / koig (the pond); `shape` "bird" (wings `len` across, flapping), "fly" (a butterfly) or "bee" makes it a flock |
 | `seq([[x, y, \|q\| …], …])` | items drawn back to front by their anchor |
 | `group(cls[, css], \|q\| …)`, `begin(cls[, css])` … `end()` | `<g>` around parts (animation) |
+| `travel(a, b, dur, [[s, e], …])` … `end()` | a mover on a straight piece: what is drawn (at a) slides to b during each window (fractions of the `dur`-second cycle, may wrap past 1) and is hidden otherwise |
+| `ext_reset()` | forget the sort extent drawn so far (set it with `ext` afterwards) |
 | `ext(x, y, z)`, `ext_box(…)` | widen the sort box |
 | `raw([x, y, z,] svg)` | raw SVG (`{uid}` becomes the view's id) |
 
@@ -166,6 +168,25 @@ spread within `r` of the object, each facing its rotation give or take 70°,
 each its own sprite. Flocks of birds, butterflies and bees use `swim` with a
 `shape`.
 
+## Routes
+
+`routes.rhai` (`route` prefab, meta `shape: "path"`: the Studio draws it point by point and
+stores the points in the object's `pts`, relative to its x, y). The movers' path is one closed
+line: a loop is offset to the left of the drawn line by the kind's lane (`keep: "right"` the
+other way); an open route runs out on one side and back on the other, so it is a loop too, and
+its two strips never overlap. Corners are rounded into pieces of at most 45° (`rt_round`;
+people keep sharp corners, they look the same from every side).
+
+Each straight piece is its own sprite in the piece's frame: for every group of movers that look
+alike and are never on the piece together, `travel([0,0,0], [len,0,0], dur, wins)` with the
+mover drawn at the start, then `ext_reset()` and the lane strip as its extent, mitred at both
+ends so neighbouring pieces never overlap. Mover k is on a piece that starts `at` metres along
+a loop of `total` metres while `(t / dur - at / total + k / n) mod 1` lies in `[0, len / total]`.
+The renderer turns each travel into keyframes (visibility and translation, named by a hash of
+their content, all in one `<style>` per view). Movers carry `iso-travel`, not `iso-a`: views
+without animation (reduced motion, stopped, ghosted) pause them where they are instead of
+hiding them.
+
 ## Production lines
 
 `producer`, `conveyor` and `robot_arm` (stdlib/industry.rhai) work together
diff --git a/examples/country/scene.json b/examples/country/scene.json
index 05db417..17e5461 100644
--- a/examples/country/scene.json
+++ b/examples/country/scene.json
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
     {"id": "bush-5", "type": "bush", "x": -36, "y": -18, "rot": 0, "props": {"r": 0.8, "kind": "flowering", "colour": "pink"}},
     {"id": "pond", "type": "pond", "name": "Pond", "x": 36, "y": -6, "rot": 0, "props": {"w": 11, "d": 8, "fish": 6, "lilies": 4}},
     {"id": "pond-rocks", "type": "rocks", "x": 42, "y": -1, "rot": 0, "props": {"n": 2, "r": 0.6, "spread": 1}},
-    {"id": "birds", "type": "birds", "name": "Birds", "x": 0, "y": 0, "rot": 0, "props": {"n": 10, "h": 18, "r": 14}}
+    {"id": "birds", "type": "birds", "name": "Birds", "x": 0, "y": 0, "rot": 0, "props": {"n": 10, "h": 18, "r": 14}},
+    {"id": "lane-cars", "type": "route", "name": "Cars on the lane", "x": -14.0, "y": 2.5, "pts": [[-32.0, -32.5], [2.0, -32.5], [32.0, -2.5], [32.0, 32.5]], "props": {"kind": "car", "n": 2, "path": false, "colour": "mixed"}}
   ]
 }
diff --git a/examples/streets/isokit.toml b/examples/streets/isokit.toml
index 25e49a2..68d3b27 100644
--- a/examples/streets/isokit.toml
+++ b/examples/streets/isokit.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # isokit streets demo: roads with sidewalks, a rounded corner, junctions and a roundabout.
 # Open it with `isokit studio examples/streets`.
 title = "isokit streets"
-note = "Streets drawn along their centre lines: curves carry them round corners, side streets open the sidewalks they join, and the roundabout's kerbs flare into its arms. Tap a street for its numbers. Drag to pan, Ctrl + wheel or pinch to zoom."
+note = "Streets drawn along their centre lines: curves carry them round corners, side streets open the sidewalks they join, and the roundabout's kerbs flare into its arms. Cars go round the block, a bus, motorbikes, cyclists and people along their routes. Tap a street for its numbers. Drag to pan, Ctrl + wheel or pinch to zoom."
 default_level = "site"
 default_rotation = 1
 prelude = []
diff --git a/examples/streets/scene.json b/examples/streets/scene.json
index 2da434c..17db4b8 100644
--- a/examples/streets/scene.json
+++ b/examples/streets/scene.json
@@ -23,19 +23,19 @@
     {"id": "tree-3", "type": "tree", "x": 46, "y": -14},
     {"id": "tree-4", "type": "tree", "x": 48, "y": -34, "props": {"r": 2.4}},
     {"id": "trees-west", "type": "tree_row", "name": "Avenue trees", "x": -36, "y": 9, "props": {"w": 28}},
-    {"id": "car-1", "type": "car", "x": 30, "y": 1.6, "props": {"moving": true, "travel": 22, "dur": 6, "colour": "car1"}},
-    {"id": "car-2", "type": "car", "x": 44, "y": -1.6, "rot": 180, "props": {"moving": true, "travel": 22, "dur": 7}},
-    {"id": "car-3", "type": "car", "x": -1.6, "y": -30, "rot": 90, "props": {"colour": "car3"}},
-    {"id": "bus", "type": "truck", "name": "Delivery", "x": -40, "y": 1.6, "props": {"len": 7}},
-    {"id": "moto", "type": "moto", "x": 1.6, "y": 26, "rot": 270},
     {"id": "walker-1", "type": "person", "x": 24, "y": 4.6, "props": {"cls": "guest1"}},
     {"id": "walker-2", "type": "person", "x": -26, "y": -4.7},
-    {"id": "walker-3", "type": "person", "x": 31.6, "y": 30, "props": {"cls": "guest3"}},
+    {"id": "walker-3", "type": "person", "x": 30, "y": 30, "props": {"cls": "guest3"}},
     {"id": "crowd", "type": "crowd", "name": "Pupils", "x": -24, "y": -11, "props": {"n": 6, "r": 1.6}},
     {"id": "lamp-1", "type": "lamp", "x": 18, "y": -5.2},
     {"id": "lamp-2", "type": "lamp", "x": 44, "y": -5.2},
     {"id": "lamp-3", "type": "lamp", "x": -28, "y": 5.2},
     {"id": "lamp-4", "type": "lamp", "x": -44, "y": 5.2},
-    {"id": "lamp-5", "type": "lamp", "x": 5.2, "y": -28}
+    {"id": "lamp-5", "type": "lamp", "x": 5.2, "y": -28},
+    {"id": "traffic", "type": "route", "name": "Traffic round the block", "x": 17.0, "y": 23.0, "pts": [[3.0, -23.0], [17.0, -23.0], [17.0, 23.0], [-5.0, 23.0], [-11.0, 21.392], [-15.392, 17.0], [-17.0, 11.0], [-17.0, -3.0], [-12.408, -11.913], [-5.913, -18.408]], "props": {"kind": "car", "n": 4, "closed": true, "path": false}},
+    {"id": "bus-line", "type": "route", "name": "Bus line", "x": -25.0, "y": -20.0, "pts": [[-25.0, 20.0], [5.0, 20.0], [13.913, 15.408], [20.408, 8.913], [25.0, 0.0], [25.0, -20.0]], "props": {"kind": "bus", "n": 1, "path": false, "colour": "car4"}},
+    {"id": "motos", "type": "route", "name": "Motorbikes", "x": 35.75, "y": -11.75, "pts": [[-8.25, 8.25], [8.25, -8.25]], "props": {"kind": "motorbike", "n": 3, "path": false}},
+    {"id": "cyclists", "type": "route", "name": "Cyclists", "x": 46.5, "y": 46.0, "pts": [[-9.5, 0.0], [9.5, 0.0]], "props": {"kind": "cyclist", "n": 2, "path": false}},
+    {"id": "strollers", "type": "route", "name": "People strolling", "x": 38.0, "y": 23.0, "pts": [[0.0, -17.0], [0.0, 17.0]], "props": {"kind": "person", "n": 3, "path": false}}
   ]
 }
diff --git a/studio/studio.js b/studio/studio.js
index 460ad77..718a44d 100644
--- a/studio/studio.js
+++ b/studio/studio.js
@@ -209,6 +209,12 @@
     polys.push(cornerMark(c.pts[0], c.z));
     var closes = c.pts.length > 2 && Math.hypot(q[0] - c.pts[0][0], q[1] - c.pts[0][1]) < 1e-6;
     var n = c.pts.length - 1 + (Math.hypot(q[0] - last[0], q[1] - last[1]) > 0.05 ? 1 : 0);
+    if (c.m.shape === "path") {
+      ghost(polys, c.m.label + ": " + (n + 1) + " points, " + (runLength(c.pts) + Math.hypot(q[0] - last[0], q[1] - last[1])).toFixed(1) + " m  ·  " +
+        (closes ? "click to close the loop" : "click the next point · double-click or Enter to finish (there and back) · click the first point for a loop") +
+        " · diagonals at 45°, Ctrl: any angle · Backspace undoes a point · Esc cancels");
+      return;
+    }
     ghost(polys, c.m.label + ": " + n + " piece" + (n === 1 ? "" : "s") + ", " + (runLength(c.pts) + Math.hypot(q[0] - last[0], q[1] - last[1])).toFixed(1) + " m" +
       (c.m.corner ? ", corners rounded" : "") + "  ·  " +
       (closes ? "click to close the run" : "click the next corner · double-click or Enter to finish · click the first corner to close") +
@@ -223,6 +229,21 @@
     if (!m.directed) return ax ? 0 : 90;
     return ax ? (q[0] >= p[0] ? 0 : 180) : (q[1] >= p[1] ? 90 : 270);
   }
+  // prefabs drawn corner by corner: "line" pieces (walls, fences, roads: one object per piece) and
+  // "path" objects (routes: one object whose pts are the points clicked)
+  function isRun(m) { return !!m && (m.shape === "line" || m.shape === "path"); }
+  // the add op of a path object through world points: x, y in the middle of them, pts relative
+  // to it; ending on the first point closes it (props.closed, when the prefab has that prop)
+  function pathOp(m, pts, z) {
+    var p = pts.slice(), closed = p.length > 3 && Math.hypot(p[p.length - 1][0] - p[0][0], p[p.length - 1][1] - p[0][1]) < 1e-6;
+    if (closed) p.pop();
+    var xs = p.map(function (q) { return q[0]; }), ys = p.map(function (q) { return q[1]; });
+    var cx = r3((Math.min.apply(null, xs) + Math.max.apply(null, xs)) / 2), cy = r3((Math.min.apply(null, ys) + Math.max.apply(null, ys)) / 2);
+    var add = { op: "add", type: m.type, x: cx, y: cy, pts: p.map(function (q) { return [r3(q[0] - cx), r3(q[1] - cy)]; }), props: {} };
+    if ((m.props || []).some(function (d) { return d.key === "closed"; })) add.props.closed = closed;
+    if (z) add.z = z;
+    return add;
+  }
   // Ctrl (Cmd) frees the angle of the piece being drawn; directed lines (conveyors) keep to the axes
   function freeAngle(m, e) { return !!(e && (e.ctrlKey || e.metaKey) && !m.directed); }
   // the corners of a run rounded by the prefab's corner piece (roads: curves of up to its default
@@ -276,6 +297,14 @@
   function finishChain(keep) {
     var c = chain; chain = null; ghost(null);
     if (!c) return;
+    if (c.m.shape === "path") {
+      if (c.pts.length >= 2) {
+        var po = pathOp(c.m, c.pts, c.z), np = po.pts.length, closed = !!(po.props && po.props.closed);
+        op(po).then(function (r) { if (r) toast(c.m.label + ": " + np + " points, " + runLength(c.pts).toFixed(1) + " m" + (closed ? ", a loop" : ", there and back") + " · Ctrl+Z takes it back"); });
+      }
+      if (keep) setPlacing(c.m.type); else setPlacing(null);
+      return;
+    }
     var ops = runOps(c.m, c.pts, c.z);
     if (ops.length) {
       var L = runLength(c.pts);
@@ -363,7 +392,7 @@
         down: function (e, hit) {
           if (S.placing) {
             var pm = pmeta(S.placing), z = placeZ(pm), a = worldAt(e, z);
-            a = pm.shape === "line" ? snapCorner(a, z, chain ? chain.pts[chain.pts.length - 1] : null, 12 * pxM(e), freeAngle(pm, e)) : [snap(a[0]), snap(a[1])];
+            a = isRun(pm) ? snapCorner(a, z, chain ? chain.pts[chain.pts.length - 1] : null, 12 * pxM(e), freeAngle(pm, e)) : [snap(a[0]), snap(a[1])];
             tool = { m: pm, z: z, a: a, b: null };
             return true;
           }
@@ -443,7 +472,7 @@
   function hoverPlacing(e) {
     var m = pmeta(S.placing);
     if (chain) { drawChain(e); return; }
-    if (m && m.shape === "line") { var z0 = placeZ(m); ghost([cornerMark(snapCorner(worldAt(e, z0), z0, null, 12 * pxM(e)), z0)]); return; }
+    if (m && isRun(m)) { var z0 = placeZ(m); ghost([cornerMark(snapCorner(worldAt(e, z0), z0, null, 12 * pxM(e)), z0)]); return; }
     if (!m || !m.mount || !m.mount.length) return;
     var z = placeZ(m), sm = snapMount(m, worldAt(e, z), z, null, defOf(m, "w"));
     ghost(sm ? mountGhost(m, sm) : null);
@@ -452,7 +481,7 @@
   // diagonal by snapCorner), "rect" prefabs (and rooms) fill the rectangle
   function toolGeom(t) {
     var a = t.a, b = t.b || t.a, dx = b[0] - a[0], dy = b[1] - a[1];
-    if (t.m.shape === "line") {
+    if (isRun(t.m)) {
       var L = Math.hypot(dx, dy);
       return { line: true, len: L, a: a, b: b, x: (a[0] + b[0]) / 2, y: (a[1] + b[1]) / 2, ok: L >= 0.25, rot: lineRot(t.m, a, b) };
     }
@@ -462,8 +491,8 @@
   function drawTool(e) {
     var t = tool, m = t.m, w = worldAt(e, t.z), z = t.z, polys = [];
     if (chain) { drawChain(e); return; }
-    t.b = m.shape === "line" ? snapCorner(w, z, t.a, 12 * pxM(e), freeAngle(m, e)) : [snap(w[0]), snap(w[1])];
-    if (m.shape !== "line" && m.shape !== "rect") return;
+    t.b = isRun(m) ? snapCorner(w, z, t.a, 12 * pxM(e), freeAngle(m, e)) : [snap(w[0]), snap(w[1])];
+    if (!isRun(m) && m.shape !== "rect") return;
     var g = toolGeom(t);
     if (g.line) {
       polys = pieceGhost(m, g.a, g.b, z);
@@ -483,7 +512,7 @@
   function finishTool(t, e) {
     var m = t.m, keep = e.shiftKey, g = t.b ? toolGeom(t) : null, add;
     var at = worldAt(e, t.z), p = [snap(at[0]), snap(at[1])];
-    if (m.shape === "line") {
+    if (isRun(m)) {
       // a run: a click starts it, each click (or drag) adds a corner, the first corner closes it
       if (chain) {
         var last = chain.pts[chain.pts.length - 1], q = snapCorner(at, t.z, last, 12 * pxM(e), freeAngle(m, e));
@@ -494,7 +523,7 @@
         return;
       }
       if (!g || !g.ok) { chain = { m: m, z: t.z, pts: [t.a] }; drawChain(e); return; }
-      var ops = runOps(m, [t.a, t.b], t.z);
+      var ops = m.shape === "path" ? [pathOp(m, [t.a, t.b], t.z)] : runOps(m, [t.a, t.b], t.z);
       opList(ops).then(function (r) { if (r) toast(m.label + " added" + (keep ? "" : " · Shift to draw several")); });
       if (!keep) setPlacing(null);
       return;
@@ -552,6 +581,7 @@
       h.textContent = m === ROOM ? "Drag a rectangle on the map: a room (floor and walls)  ·  Esc to stop"
         : m && m.mount && m.mount.length ? "Click on a wall to place: " + lab + "  ·  Esc to stop"
         : m && m.shape === "line" ? "Drag along the map to draw one " + lab + ", or click corner after corner for a run (double-click or Enter ends it, the first corner closes it); ends snap onto walls and fences  ·  Esc to stop"
+        : m && m.shape === "path" ? "Click point after point on the map for the " + lab + " (double-click or Enter ends it; the first point again makes a loop); points snap onto road and wall ends  ·  Esc to stop"
         : m && m.shape === "rect" ? "Drag a rectangle on the map: " + lab + " (a click gives the default size)  ·  Esc to stop"
         : "Click on the map to place: " + lab + "  ·  Esc to stop";
       h.hidden = false;
diff --git a/tools/check_studio.py b/tools/check_studio.py
index 866c45a..b061068 100644
--- a/tools/check_studio.py
+++ b/tools/check_studio.py
@@ -577,6 +577,35 @@ with sync_playwright() as p:
         pg.wait_for_timeout(700)
     check(len(doc()["objects"]) == n5, "two undos take the animals back")
 
+    # a route drawn point by point: four corners and the first again make a loop of cars; two
+    # points and Enter a there-and-back walk. Each is one object whose pts are the points
+    pg.locator('.st-tile[data-type="route"]').click()
+    hint = pg.locator("#hint").inner_text()
+    for x, y in [(42, 14), (56, 14), (56, 24), (42, 24), (42, 14)]:
+        pg.mouse.click(*at(x, y))
+        pg.wait_for_timeout(150)
+    pg.wait_for_timeout(1000)
+    loop = doc()["objects"][-1]
+    trav = pg.evaluate(f"() => document.querySelectorAll(`[data-obj='{loop['id']}'] .iso-travel`).length")
+    rows = pg.evaluate(f"() => Object.fromEntries((__studio.view.info('{loop['id']}') || {{rows: []}}).rows)")
+    check("point after point" in hint and loop["type"] == "route" and loop["pts"] == [[-7, -5], [7, -5], [7, 5], [-7, 5]] and loop["x"] == 49 and loop["y"] == 19
+          and loop["props"].get("closed") is True and trav > 4 and rows.get("Route") == "loop, 48 m",
+          f"a route drawn point by point loops: {loop.get('pts')} at ({loop['x']}, {loop['y']}), {trav} pieces, {rows}")
+    pg.locator('.st-tile[data-type="route"]').click()
+    for x, y in [(42, 28), (56, 28)]:
+        pg.mouse.click(*at(x, y))
+        pg.wait_for_timeout(150)
+    pg.keyboard.press("Enter")
+    pg.wait_for_timeout(1000)
+    walk = doc()["objects"][-1]
+    check(walk["type"] == "route" and walk["pts"] == [[-7, 0], [7, 0]] and walk["props"].get("closed") is False,
+          f"two points and Enter: there and back {walk.get('pts')}")
+    pg.screenshot(path=str(OUT / "studio-route.jpg"), type="jpeg", quality=80)
+    for _ in range(2):
+        pg.locator("#undo").click()
+        pg.wait_for_timeout(700)
+    check(len(doc()["objects"]) == n5, "two undos take the routes back")
+
     # an agent edits over MCP: the open Studio follows
     init = mcp({"jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "initialize", "params": {"protocolVersion": "2025-06-18", "capabilities": {}, "clientInfo": {"name": "test", "version": "0"}}})
     check(init["result"]["serverInfo"]["name"] == "isokit", "MCP initialize")
diff --git a/tools/check_web.py b/tools/check_web.py
index 18f989c..72a8e35 100644
--- a/tools/check_web.py
+++ b/tools/check_web.py
@@ -340,6 +340,13 @@ try:
         meets = pg.evaluate("() => Object.fromEntries((__studio.view.info('cross-st') || {rows: []}).rows)['Meets'] || ''")
         ring = pg.evaluate("() => Object.fromEntries((__studio.view.info('rb') || {rows: []}).rows)['Arms'] || ''")
         check(meets == "east-ave, park-rd" and ring.startswith("4:"), f"streets know what they meet: cross-st meets {meets}; roundabout arms {ring}")
+        # route movers: each shows once at any moment (cars 4, bus 1, motorbikes 3, cyclists 2, people 3)
+        movers = pg.evaluate("""() => { const out = {}; for (const id of ['traffic', 'bus-line', 'motos', 'cyclists', 'strollers'])
+            out[id] = [...document.querySelectorAll(`.iso-svg [data-obj='${id}'] .iso-travel`)].filter(e => getComputedStyle(e).visibility === 'visible').length;
+            return out; }""")
+        traffic = pg.evaluate("() => Object.fromEntries((__studio.view.info('traffic') || {rows: []}).rows)['Movers'] || ''")
+        check(movers == {"traffic": 4, "bus-line": 1, "motos": 3, "cyclists": 2, "strollers": 3} and traffic.startswith("4 cars, 8 m/s"),
+              f"movers on their routes, each once: {movers}; {traffic}")
         shot(pg, "web-streets.jpg")
 
         # ---------------------------------------------------------------- the country demo: animals, an apiary, diagonals
diff --git a/viewer/isokit-view.css b/viewer/isokit-view.css
index f479c9f..220fc90 100644
--- a/viewer/isokit-view.css
+++ b/viewer/isokit-view.css
@@ -140,10 +140,14 @@ html[data-theme=light] .iso-svg .iso-glint { display: inline; }
 .iso-svg .iso-flutter { transform-box: fill-box; transform-origin: center; animation: iso-flap .3s ease-in-out infinite alternate; }
 .iso-svg .iso-hop { animation: iso-hop 3.4s ease-out infinite; }
 .iso-svg .iso-park { display: none; }
+/* route movers: each piece's copy shows only while a mover is on it (keyframes made per piece);
+   not .iso-a, so unanimated views pause them where they are instead of hiding them */
+.iso-svg .iso-travel { visibility: hidden; }
 /* paused off-screen (iso-off), when stopped (iso-still), with animation off and during pan/zoom gestures */
 .iso-off .iso-a, .iso-still .iso-a, .iso-off .iso-drive, .iso-still .iso-drive, .iso-off .iso-ledr, .iso-off .iso-ledo, .iso-still .iso-ledr, .iso-still .iso-ledo,
 .iso-anim-off .iso-a, .iso-anim-off .iso-drive, .iso-anim-off .iso-ledr, .iso-anim-off .iso-ledo,
-.iso-gesture .iso-a, .iso-gesture .iso-drive, .iso-gesture .iso-ledr, .iso-gesture .iso-ledo { animation-play-state: paused !important; }
+.iso-gesture .iso-a, .iso-gesture .iso-drive, .iso-gesture .iso-ledr, .iso-gesture .iso-ledo,
+.iso-off .iso-travel, .iso-still .iso-travel, .iso-anim-off .iso-travel, .iso-gesture .iso-travel, .iso-svg .iso-dim .iso-travel { animation-play-state: paused !important; }
 .iso-still .iso-park, .iso-anim-off .iso-park { display: inline; }
 .iso-animbtn { min-width: 30px; font-size: 13px; }
 .iso-bar [hidden] { display: none !important; }
@@ -180,6 +184,7 @@ html[data-theme=light] .iso-svg .iso-glint { display: inline; }
 /* a system asking for less motion: still pictures, until the viewer turns animation on (iso-anim-on) */
 @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
   .iso-wrap:not(.iso-anim-on) .iso-svg .iso-a, .iso-wrap:not(.iso-anim-on) .iso-svg .iso-ledr, .iso-wrap:not(.iso-anim-on) .iso-svg .iso-ledo { animation: none !important; }
+  .iso-wrap:not(.iso-anim-on) .iso-svg .iso-travel { animation-play-state: paused !important; }
   .iso-wrap:not(.iso-anim-on) .iso-svg :is(.iso-puff, .iso-puff2, .iso-smoke, .iso-disc, .iso-glint, .iso-rip) { display: none; }
   .iso-wrap:not(.iso-anim-on) .iso-svg .iso-park { display: inline; }
 }