Planning Transit Facilities & Service with GIS & LED On The Map 11 th TRB National Transportation Planning Applications Conference May 7, 2007 Craig A.

Planning Transit Facilities & Service with GIS & LED On The Map

11th TRB National Transportation Planning Applications Conference

May 7, 2007

Craig A. Lamothe, AICP

Manager, Facilities Planning

612-349-7690

OTM Limitations

For Transit Planning ½ Mile Buffer Minimum Limited Static Layers Single O-D Pair Analysis Block Group Selection Aggregation Integration with Other Datasets

Outside the Online Tool Step 1: Acquire the OTM Dataset Step 2: Find Someone with MS

Access & ESRI ArcGIS Experience Step 3: Create Study Area Specific

Data File(s) Step 4: Conduct Your Mapping &

Analysis

OTM Data Use

Transit Applications

SERVICE PLANNINGShort-Term Ridership Estimates for Proposed RoutesSuburb-to-Suburb Service Requests

FACILITY PLANNINGPark & Ride Market Area Actual and Potential ComparisonsExurban Park & Ride Facility Requests

SYSTEM PLANNINGCorridor/Area StudiesToday & Tomorrow Comparisons of Forecasted Land Use Intensifications

MARKETINGDirect Mail Targeting - New Facilities and RoutesBefore & After Impact of Direct Mail

Route Planning Example

Facility Planning Example 1

Facility Planning Example 2

System Planning Example

Marketing Example

QUESTIONSCraig A. Lamothe, AICP

Manager, Facilities Planning

612-349-7690

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