CycloplanWork by James Andrew, Landon Bouma, and Loren TerveenPresentation by James Andrew and Loren Terveen

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This is Cyclopath

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Cyclopath Basics Invented at the University of Minnesota A “geo-wiki” Allows users to

Plan routes Customize routes Discuss routes, road and trail conditions Edit the network

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What Planners Want!? Collaboration

Share data with others Transparency

Share new facility plans with the public Provide a forum for the public to comment in a

helpful way Clairvoyance

If I build it, will they come? Predict what happens when facilities change.

Inventory Where are the good and poor cycling facilities?

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Enter Cycloplan Metropolitan Council and MnDOT staff

identified potential Received a FHWA grant from Transit for

Livable Communities Build a planning tool to work alongside

Cyclopath

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Cyclopath to Cycloplan Collaboration

Play with your own private Cyclopath map and system

Share your work with others that you invite Transparence

Alert members of the public and others in the planning community to bikeway changes

Solicit meaningful input from cyclists on the condition of roads and trails and proposed new facilities

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Cyclopath to Cycloplan Clairvoyance

Cyclopath can let planners analyze regional and sub-regional bicycling routes

Cyclopath will let planners analyze the impact on route preferences from changes in the bicycling network

Inventory Cyclopath will be an added tool to help us test

our knowledge of what facilities exist and what are planned

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Share Private GIS Data

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Share Private GIS Data

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Add New Attribute

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Share Private GIS Data

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Define New Attribute, E.g., Ramsey Cty. TID

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Share Private GIS Data

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Set Access Permissions

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Share Private GIS Data

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Apply New Attribute to Features

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Routing Analytics

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A Route Across the Stone Arch

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Routing Analytics

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A Route If the Stone Arch Did Not Exist

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Routing Analytics

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Private LoginFor Planners And Engineers

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Routing Analytics

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Landing Screen Shows Work Queue: Tasks Can Take a While

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Routing Analytics

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Analyze Differences Between Networks

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Routing Analytics

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Filter By Region, No. of Routes, and more

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Routing Analytics

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Wait PatientlyFor Results

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Routing Analytics

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Et Voilà!

Red: With FacilityBlue: W/out FacilityThe darker the color, the more traveled the route.

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Manage Bikeways Inventory Multi-agency effort dating back to 2000 Considerable effort Not adequately vetted Difficult to maintain/update

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Manage Bikeways Inventory

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Manage Bikeways Inventory

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Manage Bikeways Inventory

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Manage Bikeways Inventory

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Manage Bikeways Inventory

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Manage Bikeways Inventory

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Manage Bikeways Inventory

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Bikeways Inventory Next Steps

Resolve Conflicts Between Bikeways Data and Cyclopath Data

“Community Source” Bikeways Data◦Agency, City, County, Park Staff◦Publish for public review

Publish Instructions for Bikeways Data Updates

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Cycloplan Next Steps

Improve visualization and graphicsCustomize routing analytics featureCustomize routing algorithm

◦Allow users to customize preferences◦Develop several pre-set algorithms based on

themesDevelop an online user guide for each feature of the tool

Conduct outreach

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Cycloplan Next Steps

Cycloplan Refinement Timeline: Now until March 2012

Regional Bikeways Master Study (2012)◦Will be a primary tool

Cyclopath (and Cycloplan) to be developed statewide in 2012◦To be used for MnDOT Bicycle Plan

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