Mapping Pedestrian Facilities in the Greater Philadelphia Region

AMPO 2019 Tools & Training SymposiumKim Korejko, Manager of Data Coordination

May 8, 2019

● 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)

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

Equity Through Access (ETA)

www.dvrpc.org/ETA

● 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

What would you use a sidewalk inventory for?

● Mapping purposes● Network routing● Calculation purposes

Survey Says...

What kind of attributes would you like to have?

● Condition● Width● Curb ramp presence

Survey Says...

What additional pedestrian facility data would you like to have?

● Crosswalk presence● Pedestrian signalization type● Crosswalk characteristics

Survey Says...

Two Components

● Regional GIS Dataset● Web Interface

Sidewalk Inventory Project

Project Timeline

PA NJ

procurement & development implementation

Philadephia

Existing Sidewalk Inventories...

Chester County, PA

Spring City Borough, Chester County, PA

Chester County, PA

Royersford Borough, Montgomery County, PA

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

Example of the Pedestrian Facilities Inventory

What’s Next?● Continue to improve the inventory

● Share the product with our planning partners through an online platform

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

walk.dvrpc.org

walk.dvrpc.org (coming soon!)

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Our Partners

Sidewalk InventoryCentury Engineeringwith Sabra Wang and KMJ

Pedestrian PortalTierra Planwith MIG

Questions?

Kim Korejko

email | kkorejko@dvrpc.org

phone | 215-238-2936

walk.dvrpc.org