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Mapping Pedestrian Facilities in the Greater Philadelphia Region
AMPO 2019 Tools & Training SymposiumKim Korejko, Manager of Data Coordination
May 8, 2019
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● Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for the bi-state Philadelphia region
● Geography: 2 States, 9 Counties (including Philadelphia)
● Home rule region: 351 municipalities;land use power resides with local governments
Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission(DVRPC)
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Five Core Principles
● Sustain the Environment● Develop Livable Communities● Expand the Economy● Advance Equity and Foster Diversity● Create an Integrated, Multimodal Transportation Network
Connections 2045 Long-Range Plan for Greater Philadelphia
www.dvrpc.org/Connections2045
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Equity Through Access (ETA)
www.dvrpc.org/ETA
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● Recent work in ETA to quantify accessibility to transit● Identified as a data gap at an internal Data Round Table meeting● Build on recent “get moving” and walkability efforts from our member
counties● DVRPC’s desire to improve pedestrian planning activities while involving
the public ● PennDOT Connects - “find creative solutions to sustain and expand
mobility throughout the Commonwealth”
Sidewalk Inventory Project is Born
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What would you use a sidewalk inventory for?
● Mapping purposes● Network routing● Calculation purposes
Survey Says...
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What kind of attributes would you like to have?
● Condition● Width● Curb ramp presence
Survey Says...
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What additional pedestrian facility data would you like to have?
● Crosswalk presence● Pedestrian signalization type● Crosswalk characteristics
Survey Says...
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Two Components
● Regional GIS Dataset● Web Interface
Sidewalk Inventory Project
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Project Timeline
PA NJ
procurement & development implementation
Philadephia
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Existing Sidewalk Inventories...
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Chester County, PA
Spring City Borough, Chester County, PA
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Chester County, PA
Royersford Borough, Montgomery County, PA
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DVRPC’s Pedestrian Facilities Inventory● Select a consultant to create seamless, standardized GIS dataset of
sidewalks in the DVRPC region● Build from existing networks● Create new features where datasets don’t exist● Includes the following pedestrian facilities
○ Crosswalks○ Curb ramps
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Example of the Pedestrian Facilities Inventory
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What’s Next?● Continue to improve the inventory
● Share the product with our planning partners through an online platform
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Greater Philadelphia Pedestrian Portal● Allows collaboration between local, regional, and state planning partners
working on pedestrian improvements
● Provides access to and accommodate maintenance and enhancement of the pedestrian facilities inventory by local entities
● Allows local and regional planning partners to share their pedestrian facility priorities
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walk.dvrpc.org
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walk.dvrpc.org (coming soon!)
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walk.dvrpc.org (coming soon!)
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walk.dvrpc.org (coming soon!)
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Our Partners
Sidewalk InventoryCentury Engineeringwith Sabra Wang and KMJ
Pedestrian PortalTierra Planwith MIG
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Questions?
Kim Korejko
email | [email protected]
phone | 215-238-2936
walk.dvrpc.org