diff --git a/src/milla/__init__.py b/src/milla/__init__.py
index ae15041..4d03d24 100644
--- a/src/milla/__init__.py
+++ b/src/milla/__init__.py
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@
 from milla.app import *
 from milla.auth.decorators import *
 from webob.exc import *
-from webob.request import *
-from webob.response import *
+import webob
 import urllib
 try:
     import urllib.parse
@@ -44,42 +43,67 @@ def allow(*methods):
     return wrapper
 
 
-class Response(Response):
+class Response(webob.Response):
     ''':py:class:`WebOb Response <webob.response.Response>` with minor tweaks
     '''
 
 
-class Request(Request):
+class Request(webob.Request):
     ''':py:class:`WebOb Request <webob.request.BaseRequest>` with minor tweaks
     '''
 
     ResponseClass = Response
-    
+
     @classmethod
-    def blank(cls, *args, **kwargs):
-        req = super(Request, cls).blank(*args, **kwargs)
+    def blank(cls, path, *args, **kwargs):
+        '''Create a simple request for the specified path 
+        
+        See :py:meth:`webob.Request.blank <webob.request.BaseRequest.blank>`
+        for information on other arguments and keywords
+        '''
+        
+        req = super(Request, cls).blank(path, *args, **kwargs)
         req.config = {}
         return req
 
-    def relative_url(self, other_url, to_application=True, path_only=True,
-            **vars): #@ReservedAssignment
-        '''Create a new URL relative to the request URL
+    def create_href(self, path, **keywords):
+        '''Combine the application's path with a path to form an HREF
 
-        :param other_url: relative path to join with the request URL
-        :param to_application: If true, generated URL will be relative
-           to the application's root path, otherwise relative to the
-           server root
-        :param path_only: If true, scheme and host will be omitted
+        :param path: relative path to join with the request URL
 
         Any other keyword arguments will be encoded and appended to the URL
         as querystring arguments.
+        
+        The HREF returned will will be the absolute path on the same host
+        and protocol as the request. To get the full URL including scheme
+        and host information, use :py:meth:`create_href_full` instead.
         '''
 
-        url = super(Request, self).relative_url(other_url, to_application)
-        if path_only:
-            url = urllib.parse.urlsplit(url).path
-        if vars:
-            url += '?' + urllib.urlencode(vars)
+        url = self._merge_url(self.script_name, path)
+
+        if keywords:
+            url += '?' + urllib.urlencode(keywords)
+
+        return url
+
+    def create_href_full(self, path, **keywords):
+        '''Combine the application's full URL with a path to form a new URL
+        
+        :param path: relative path to join with the request URL
+        
+        Any other keyword arguments will be encoded and appended to the
+        URL as querystring arguments/
+        
+        The HREF returned will be the full URL, including scheme and host
+        information. To get the path only, use :py:meth:`create_href`
+        instead.
+        '''
+        
+        url = self._merge_url(self.application_url, path)
+        
+        if keywords:
+            url += '?' + urllib.urlencode(keywords)
+        
         return url
 
     def static_resource(self, path):
@@ -114,6 +138,9 @@ class Request(Request):
         except KeyError:
             return path
 
+        return self._merge_url(root, path)
+
+    def _merge_url(self, root, path):
         if path.startswith('/'):
             path = path[1:]
         if not root.endswith('/'):
diff --git a/src/milla/dispatch/routing.py b/src/milla/dispatch/routing.py
index fcd5f92..8477ffe 100644
--- a/src/milla/dispatch/routing.py
+++ b/src/milla/dispatch/routing.py
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ class Generator(object):
        url = Generator(request).generate
 
     .. deprecated:: 0.2
-       Use :py:meth:`milla.Request.relative_url` instead.
+       Use :py:meth:`milla.Request.create_href` instead.
     '''
 
     def __init__(self, request, path_only=True):
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ class Generator(object):
         self.path_only = path_only
         warnings.warn(
             'Use of Generator is deprecated; '
-            'use milla.Request.relative_url instead',
+            'use milla.Request.create_href instead',
             DeprecationWarning,
             stacklevel=2
         )
@@ -239,10 +239,8 @@ class Generator(object):
         '''
 
         path = '/'.join(str(s) for s in segments)
-        while path.startswith('/'):
-            path = path[1:]
 
-        return self.request.relative_url(path,
-                                         to_application=True,
-                                         path_only=self.path_only,
-                                         **vars)
+        if self.path_only:
+            return self.request.create_href(path, **vars)
+        else:
+            return self.request.create_href_full(path, **vars)
diff --git a/src/milla/tests/test_app.py b/src/milla/tests/test_app.py
index 3238cff..859c044 100644
--- a/src/milla/tests/test_app.py
+++ b/src/milla/tests/test_app.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class ResponseMaker(object):
         for data in app_iter:
             self.body += data
 
-def testing_environ():
+def environ_for_testing():
     environ = {}
     wsgiref.util.setup_testing_defaults(environ)
     return environ
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ def test_notfound():
     '''
 
     app = milla.app.Application(StubResolverUnresolved())
-    environ = testing_environ()
+    environ = environ_for_testing()
     response = ResponseMaker()
     app_iter = app(environ, response.start_response)
     response.finish_response(app_iter)
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ def test_favicon():
     '''
 
     app = milla.app.Application(StubResolverUnresolved())
-    environ = testing_environ()
+    environ = environ_for_testing()
     environ.update({'PATH_INFO': '/favicon.ico'})
     response = ResponseMaker()
     app_iter = app(environ, response.start_response)
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ def test_allow_header_disallowed():
     '''
 
     app = milla.app.Application(StubResolver())
-    environ = testing_environ()
+    environ = environ_for_testing()
     environ.update({'REQUEST_METHOD': 'POST'})
     response = ResponseMaker()
     app_iter = app(environ, response.start_response)
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ def test_allow_header_allowed():
     resolver = StubResolver()
     resolver.controller.allowed_methods = ('POST',)
     app = milla.app.Application(resolver)
-    environ = testing_environ()
+    environ = environ_for_testing()
     environ.update({'REQUEST_METHOD': 'POST'})
     response = ResponseMaker()
     app_iter = app(environ, response.start_response)
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ def test_allow_header_options():
     resolver = StubResolver()
     resolver.controller.allowed_methods = ('GET',)
     app = milla.app.Application(resolver)
-    environ = testing_environ()
+    environ = environ_for_testing()
     environ.update({'REQUEST_METHOD': 'OPTIONS'})
     response = ResponseMaker()
     app_iter = app(environ, response.start_response)
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ def test_emulated_method():
     resolver = StubResolver()
     resolver.controller.allowed_methods = ('PUT',)
     app = milla.app.Application(resolver)
-    environ = testing_environ()
+    environ = environ_for_testing()
     environ.update({
         'REQUEST_METHOD': 'POST',
         'CONTENT_TYPE': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded',
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ def test_function_before():
     resolver = StubResolver()
     resolver.controller.__before__ = before
     app = milla.app.Application(resolver)
-    environ = testing_environ()
+    environ = environ_for_testing()
     response = ResponseMaker()
     app(environ, response.start_response)
 
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ def test_instance_before():
             return 'success'
 
     app = milla.app.Application(StubResolver(Controller()))
-    environ = testing_environ()
+    environ = environ_for_testing()
     response = ResponseMaker()
     app(environ, response.start_response)
 
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ def test_instancemethod_before():
             return 'success'
 
     app = milla.app.Application(StubResolver(Controller().foo))
-    environ = testing_environ()
+    environ = environ_for_testing()
     response = ResponseMaker()
     app(environ, response.start_response)
 
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ def test_partial_function_before():
     resolver = StubResolver()
     resolver.controller = functools.partial(controller, text='success')
     app = milla.app.Application(resolver)
-    environ = testing_environ()
+    environ = environ_for_testing()
     response = ResponseMaker()
     app(environ, response.start_response)
 
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ def test_partial_instance_before():
     resolver = StubResolver()
     resolver.controller = functools.partial(Controller(), text='success')
     app = milla.app.Application(resolver)
-    environ = testing_environ()
+    environ = environ_for_testing()
     response = ResponseMaker()
     app(environ, response.start_response)
 
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ def test_partial_instancemethod_before():
     resolver = StubResolver()
     resolver.controller = functools.partial(Controller().foo, text='success')
     app = milla.app.Application(resolver)
-    environ = testing_environ()
+    environ = environ_for_testing()
     response = ResponseMaker()
     app(environ, response.start_response)
 
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ def test_function_after():
     resolver = StubResolver()
     resolver.controller.__after__ = after
     app = milla.app.Application(resolver)
-    environ = testing_environ()
+    environ = environ_for_testing()
     response = ResponseMaker()
     app(environ, response.start_response)
 
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ def test_instance_after():
             return 'success'
 
     app = milla.app.Application(StubResolver(Controller()))
-    environ = testing_environ()
+    environ = environ_for_testing()
     response = ResponseMaker()
     app(environ, response.start_response)
 
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ def test_instancemethod_after():
             return 'success'
 
     app = milla.app.Application(StubResolver(Controller().foo))
-    environ = testing_environ()
+    environ = environ_for_testing()
     response = ResponseMaker()
     app(environ, response.start_response)
 
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ def test_partial_function_after():
     resolver = StubResolver()
     resolver.controller = functools.partial(controller, text='success')
     app = milla.app.Application(resolver)
-    environ = testing_environ()
+    environ = environ_for_testing()
     response = ResponseMaker()
     app(environ, response.start_response)
 
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ def test_partial_instance_after():
     resolver = StubResolver()
     resolver.controller = functools.partial(Controller(), text='success')
     app = milla.app.Application(resolver)
-    environ = testing_environ()
+    environ = environ_for_testing()
     response = ResponseMaker()
     app(environ, response.start_response)
 
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ def test_partial_instancemethod_after():
     resolver = StubResolver()
     resolver.controller = functools.partial(Controller().foo, text='success')
     app = milla.app.Application(resolver)
-    environ = testing_environ()
+    environ = environ_for_testing()
     response = ResponseMaker()
     app(environ, response.start_response)
 
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ def test_httperror_response():
         raise webob.exc.HTTPClientError('NotFound')
 
     app = milla.app.Application(StubResolver(controller))
-    environ = testing_environ()
+    environ = environ_for_testing()
     response = ResponseMaker()
     app_iter = app(environ, response.start_response)
     response.finish_response(app_iter)
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ def test_single_start_response():
         return 'test'
 
     app = milla.app.Application(StubResolver(controller))
-    environ = testing_environ()
+    environ = environ_for_testing()
     response = ResponseMaker()
     start_response = TestStartResponse(response.start_response)
     app_iter = app(environ, start_response)
@@ -394,3 +394,66 @@ def test_single_start_response():
     assert start_response.call_count == 1, start_response.call_count
     assert response.headers.startswith('HTTP/1.1 200 OK'), response.headers
     assert response.body == b'test', response.body
+
+def test_allow_decorator():
+    '''Ensure allow decorator sets allowed_methods on controllers'''
+
+    @milla.allow('GET', 'HEAD', 'POST')
+    def controller(request):
+        return 'success'
+
+    assert controller.allowed_methods == ('GET', 'HEAD', 'POST')
+
+def test_create_href_simple():
+    '''Request.create_href creates a valid URL path from the application root'''
+
+    environ = environ_for_testing()
+    request = milla.Request(environ)
+    url = request.create_href('/bar')
+    assert url == '/bar', url
+
+def test_create_href_nonroot():
+    '''Request.create_href handles applications mounted somewhere besides /'''
+
+    environ = environ_for_testing()
+    environ.update({
+        'SCRIPT_NAME': '/test'
+    })
+    request = milla.Request(environ)
+    url = request.create_href('/bar')
+    assert url == '/test/bar', url
+
+def test_create_href_full():
+    '''Request.create_href_full creates appropriate full URL'''
+
+    environ = environ_for_testing()
+    request = milla.Request(environ)
+    url = request.create_href_full('/bar')
+    assert url == 'http://127.0.0.1/bar', url
+
+def test_create_href_full_nonroot():
+    '''Request.create_href_full creates correct full URL for nonroot applications'''
+
+    environ = environ_for_testing()
+    environ.update({
+        'SCRIPT_NAME': '/test'
+    })
+    request = milla.Request(environ)
+    url = request.create_href_full('/bar')
+    assert url == 'http://127.0.0.1/test/bar', url
+
+def test_create_href_keywords():
+    '''Request.create_href properly appends querystring arguments'''
+
+    environ = environ_for_testing()
+    request = milla.Request(environ)
+    url = request.create_href('/bar', foo='baz')
+    assert url == '/bar?foo=baz'
+
+def test_create_href_full_keywords():
+    '''Request.create_href_full properly appends querystring arguments'''
+
+    environ = environ_for_testing()
+    request = milla.Request(environ)
+    url = request.create_href_full('/bar', foo='baz')
+    assert url == 'http://127.0.0.1/bar?foo=baz'