Mapping Pedestrian Facilities in the Greater Philadelphia Region AMPO 2019 Tools & Training Symposium Kim Korejko, Manager of Data Coordination May 8, 2019
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!)
walk.dvrpc.org (coming soon!)
walk.dvrpc.org (coming soon!)
Our Partners
Sidewalk InventoryCentury Engineeringwith Sabra Wang and KMJ
Pedestrian PortalTierra Planwith MIG
Questions?
Kim Korejko
email | [email protected]
phone | 215-238-2936
walk.dvrpc.org