Building Safe NeighborhoodsWith Open Source Tools

Matthew BakerDenver Public Schools

Denver Safe Routesto School Coalition

Stakeholder Organizations

● CO Dep’t of Transportation● City of Denver Dep’t of Public Works● City of Denver Dep’t of Environmental Health● Denver Public Schools

The Problem

● Safe Routes to School:

How to direct new infrastructure?

● Safe crossings, sidewalk repairs, etc.

How to direct new infrastructure?

● Safe crossings, sidewalk repairs, etc.

City of Denver - DEH

● CCD – Department of Environmental Health– Gretchen Armijo

● Westwood Neighborhood Study– Counts / Maps of Students

● Living within 1mi of “attend school”

Sidewalk Data / Conditions

● Walkscope Project– Sidewalk condition citizen app

Next “on-the-ground” Steps

● Improve areas around 40th & Colorado● I-70 ‘Big Dig’ (Elyria Swansea N’Hood)● Improve Sidewalks across Denver

– Mayor’s Plan

Next “tech” Steps● Generate ‘Safe Routes’

– PGRouting – student to school geometry

Thank You!