in this highly interactive session we will tackle some of the fundamental questions around how to...
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In this highly interactive session we will tackle some of the fundamental questions around how to quantify the factors that matter to pedestrian movements, and how these can be represented by mathematical models.
Walking access as utility: Latest advances in
walkway network modeling and analysis
Ellen Vanderslice and J. Scott Parker
Oregon Walks
Portland, Oregon, USA
PART ONE: Initial concepts
• Walking access
• The walkway network
• Walkway network models
• Walkway network analysis
PART TWO: Workshop topic
• Assigning impedance to the model
IMPEDANCE
• Cost weight
• Friction
• Effective distance
PART ONE: Initial concepts
• Walking access
• The walkway network
• Walkway network models
• Walkway network analysis
Walking access
Walking access means providing walkway facilities
that get people where they want to go
Walking access
In the utility model we assume 100% demand for walking access
from every dwelling
The walkway network
= THE WALKWAY NETWORK
Sidewalk corridors
Shortcuts, paths and trails+
Crosswalks+
Walkway network models
Typical street intersectionin the street network
Typical street intersectionin the walkway network
Walkway network analysis
Walkway Network Analysis Tool Sets
• Centerline preparation
• Walkway network generation
• Impedance calculation
• Project Definition
• Analysis
• Visualization
• node ID error fixer • bridge/tunnel fixer • segment splitter • traffic control assigner • mobile app for field data collection for curb ramps
Centerline Preparation Tools
Um,
City of Tigard Street/trail centerline
Walkway Network Generation Tools
• Walkway generator
• Walkway segment remover
• Corner mover
Close up, City of Tigard walkway centerline
• Impedance calculator
Attributes for impedance calculation
Dwellings and destinationsCity of Tigard
• Traversal generator• Access index generator
Analysis Tool Visualization Tools• Walkshed calculator• Slope-shading to highlight barriers• Table of summary data• Access index symbolizer
Poster courtesy Metro
Half-mile walkshed
Half a mile from Powell/59th as the crow flies:
Half a mile from Powell/59th comparing crow-fly access with distance-weighted access
Half a mile from Powell/59th comparing crow-fly access and distance-weighted access
with traffic-weighted access
Distance-weighted vs. Traffic-weighted
ACCESS INDEX – by node
Access index isolines
Slope-shading to highlight barriers
Project Definition Tool
• Project editor
Project 1:Bridge over creek
Results
Access index summary chart
PART TWO: Workshop topic
• Assigning impedance to the model
• Impedance calculator
Uncontrolled crosswalk
Uncontrolled crosswalk
Would you walk west to this pedestrian bridge?
Would you walk east to this marked crosswalk with a median refuge?