Index: /applications/editors/josm/plugins/pt_assistant/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/plugins/pt_assistant/utils/RouteUtils.java
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--- /applications/editors/josm/plugins/pt_assistant/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/plugins/pt_assistant/utils/RouteUtils.java	(revision 32216)
+++ /applications/editors/josm/plugins/pt_assistant/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/plugins/pt_assistant/utils/RouteUtils.java	(revision 32216)
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+package org.openstreetmap.josm.plugins.pt_assistant.utils;
+
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.data.osm.Relation;
+
+/**
+ * Utils class for routes
+ * 
+ * @author darya
+ *
+ */
+public class RouteUtils {
+
+	private RouteUtils() {
+		// private constructor for util classes
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Checks if the relation is a route of one of the following categories:
+	 * bus, trolleybus, share_taxi, tram, light_rail, subway, train.
+	 * 
+	 * @param r
+	 *            Relation to be checked
+	 * @return true if the route belongs to the categories that can be validated
+	 *         with the pt_assistant plugin, false otherwise.
+	 */
+	public static boolean isTwoDirectionRoute(Relation r) {
+		if (!r.hasKey("route") || !r.hasTag("public_transport:version", "2")) {
+			return false;
+		}
+		if (r.hasTag("route", "bus") || r.hasTag("route", "trolleybus") || r.hasTag("route", "share_taxi")
+				|| r.hasTag("route", "tram") || r.hasTag("route", "light_rail") || r.hasTag("route", "subway")
+				|| r.hasTag("route", "train")) {
+			return true;
+		}
+		return false;
+	}
+
+}
Index: /applications/editors/josm/plugins/pt_assistant/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/plugins/pt_assistant/utils/StopToWayAssigner.java
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--- /applications/editors/josm/plugins/pt_assistant/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/plugins/pt_assistant/utils/StopToWayAssigner.java	(revision 32215)
+++ /applications/editors/josm/plugins/pt_assistant/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/plugins/pt_assistant/utils/StopToWayAssigner.java	(revision 32216)
@@ -24,5 +24,5 @@
 			}
 		}
-		// TODO: Jo's algorithm with growing bounding boxes
+		// TODO: algorithm with growing bounding boxes
 		return null;
 	}