introduction to sugar access. walkability, livability, accessibility
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Introduction to Sugar Access
Walkability, Livability, Accessibility
http://www.citilabs.com/sugaraccess
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Accessibility is a measure that examines both land use and transportation systems, it is the ease of reaching
valued destinations.• Measure it … for various transportation modes … to different types of destinations … at different
times of day• Accessibility is used in many ways in transportation (Litman 2014)
• Roadway Engineering• ADA and Pedestrian Planning• Geography and Urban Economics
• Accessibility analysis applications for transportation systems?• Public Transportation• Transportation Project Prioritization• Environmental Justice & Title VI• Active Transportation Plans• Health and Human Services• Economic Development Plans
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Types of Accessibility Analysis
• Travel Times• Minimum travel time to a grocery store in the city by walking• Minimum travel time to job center using public transportation
• Destination Summation• Amount of jobs accessible within 30 minutes using transit• Number of parks accessible within 15 minutes by walking
• Access Score• Local walkability score• Healthy living index
• Map Mixer• Comparison of two accessibility scenarios
http://arcg.is/1P7cuQG
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The Most Realistic Network Travel Times
Travel Time Shed Traditional Buffers
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Under 5 Minutes 562 People 438 People
Under 10 Minutes 3,012 People 1,846 People
Under 15 Minutes 8,327 People 5,121 People
Under 20 Minutes 15,225 People 8,754 People
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Minimum Travel Time Walking to a Grocery Store
Demographic Group Travel Time
Non-Minority 20.5 Minutes
Minority 18.4 Minutes
Age 65+ 22.6 Minutes
Age 18-24 13.2 Minutes
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The Most Realistic Network Travel Times
Travel Time Shed Jobs Accessible (Location A)
Jobs Accessible (Location B)
Under 5 Minutes 4 Jobs 156 Jobs
Under 10 Minutes 136 Jobs 6,667 Jobs
Under 15 Minutes 579 Jobs 30,328 Jobs
Under 20 Minutes 10,319 Jobs 93,197 Jobs
Under 25 Minutes 33,689 Jobs 115,290 Jobs
Under 30 Minutes 89,422 Jobs 145,477 JobsLocation A Location B
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Regional Transit Access Score
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Quantifying Benefits of Future Projects
Race Average Increase
in Job AccessAverage Percent
Increase in Job Access
Total 1,360 5.7%White 1,151 5.0%Black 2,855 10.3%American Indian 1,536 5.6%
Asian 2,792 7.5%Pacific Island 2,206 9.6%Other 2,223 8.6%
What is Sugar Access?
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Points of Interest Information
Transit Network
Demographic and Job Opportunities
DataRoadway and
Pedestrian Network
Sugar Access Comes with a Complete Local Dataset
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Information on Every Destination
• Here points of interest database• Schools, parks, restaurants, every destination possible…• Geocoded to their exact locations
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Transit Network
• Captures all transit attributes from your local GTFS FileGTFS File
• Shapes.txt• Stops.txt• Trips.txt• Routes.txt• Calender.t
xt• Stop_Tim
es.txt
Transit Attributes
• Mode• Headway• Run
Times• Transit
Stops• Route
Paths
• AM Peak Headway• PM Peak Headway• Off Peak Headway• Run Time • Dwell Time
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Roadway and Pedestrian Network
• Accurate and detailed networks from Here• Historic speed data by time of day included
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Neighborhood and City Demographic Information
• Demographic information for every census block• Detailed employment information throughout your city
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Easily Create and Test Accessibility Analysis Scenarios
1. Choose modes of travel• Walk• Bike• Drive• Transit
2. Choose a time of day3. Select a destination category
• Jobs• Grocery Stores• Hospitals• Parks and Recreation
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Explore Unlimited Alternative Scenarios
• Easily create and compare alternative scenarios• Transit Route Alignments • Project Locations• Active Transportation Projects
• Sugar Access uses cloud technology to run your scenarios
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Model Future Scenarios with Sugar’s Network Editor
• Simplifies the network editing process for users• Easily create new pedestrian and bike paths• Edit and create transit lines automatically aligned with existing roadway geometry• Automatic generation of roadway intersections
• Special multi-layer editing interface• New editing toolbar and features
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Quantifying Benefits of Future Projects
Race Average Increase in
Job AccessAverage Percent Increase
in Job Access
Total 1,360 5.7%
White 1,151 5.0%
Black 2,855 10.3%
American Indian 1,536 5.6%
Asian 2,792 7.5%
Pacific Island 2,206 9.6%
Other 2,223 8.6%
• Integrates with ArcGIS and ArcGIS Online• Manage and create accessibility scenarios with ready-to-go data• Analyze access to multiple destinations in a single scenario• Easily model new transit lines and pedestrian paths• Fulfill Title VI and Environmental Justice Requirements
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