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Pedestrian Facilities and Planning Portal Kickoff Meeting

Presenters:Kim Korejko, DVRPCKevin Knapp, Tierra PlanSteve Kokotas, MIG

December 4, 2018

The meeting will begin at 9:30!

Agenda

I. Welcome and Introductions

II. Update on GIS Inventory

III. What’s the Web Portal?

IV. Introduction to Consultant Team

V. Demonstration of Draft Web Interface and Tools

VI. Next Steps with Web Portal

VII. Facilitated Discussion

Project Purposes

● Make the inventory approachable

● Make maintenance of the inventory convenient

● Create a central hub for regional walkability work

● Improve intergovernmental collaboration on priorities

II. Update on GIS Inventory

Kim Korejko, DVRPC


PA NJ

Procurement & Development Implementation

Project Timeline*

Ongoing Outreach

Update on GIS Inventory

Our priorities• Create a seamless, standardized regional GIS dataset

of pedestrian facilities for the nine-county region• Collect the following features & attributes

■ Sidewalk centerlines○ line created if sidewalk is present○ use street centerlines and existing inventories to guide data

collection

■ Curb ramps○ point placed at center of curb ramp/end of sidewalk

■ Crosswalks○ line created where crosswalks exist or should exist

■ Trails


Attributes• Sidewalk centerlines

■ no attributes related to existing condition at this time (if it didn’t already exist)

• Curb ramps■ if curb ramp is distinguishable using aerial imagery, it is

indicated as present, if not, it is marked for review■ location of curb ramp (diagonal/non-diagonal)

• Crosswalks■ marking type (unmarked, parallel, ladder, etc.)


Challenges with GIS inventory• Standards for pedestrian data don’t exist• Stitching together and standardizing existing

inventories• Limitations on what’s visible using aerial imagery• Sources of aerial imagery aren’t the same across the

region• At this time, nothing is ground-truthed• No structure in place to allow for regular updates and

maintenance of data

Shout-out! Century Engineering with Sabra Wang and KMJ

III. What’s the Web Portal?

Kim Korejko, DVRPC

Jesse Buerk, DVRPC


What’s the Web Portal?

Goals• Provides access to and accommodate maintenance

and enhancement of the pedestrian facilities inventory by interested entities

• Create a shared space to promote existing walking initiatives across the region and engage the public

• Provide a space to promote and share our pedestrian successes

• Allow municipal, county, regional, and state planning partners to share their pedestrian facility priorities■ Vertical collaboration!


PennDOT Connects“Find creative solutions to sustain and expand mobility throughout the Commonwealth”


Benefits• More walkable communities• More efficient priority setting• Improved decision-making• Greater regional transparency• Lower costs of maintaining valuable data• Enhanced outreach and community involvement• Increased likelihood of cost-effective implementation• Significant competitive advantage for future grant

funding

walk.dvrpc.org

IV. Introduction to Consultant Team

Kevin Knapp, Tierra Plan

Steve Kokotas, MIG


Tierra Plan Team

Kevin Knapp, President & Project Lead• Database development and data

integration

Bryan Baker, System Architect• Map interface development

Sarah Mattern, Interface Designer• Interface design

MIG Team

Joan Chaplick, Principal• Stakeholder engagement

Steve Kokotas, Director of Technology• Technical liaison

Gabrielle Guidetti • Project associate

V. Demonstration of Draft Web Interface and Tools

Kevin Knapp, Tierra Plan

Alison Hastings, DVRPC

https://invis.io/TZPCTXMKQ2N


• Use Cases & Demonstration of Interface• Brief Q&A

https://invis.io/TZPCTXMKQ2N

VI. Next Steps with Web Portal

Steve Kokotas, MIG


Next Steps

Pilot Group• Motivated collaborators & early adopters• Diverse group (size and data readiness)

Survey• Input on tool and project• Identify pilot participants

Timeline• Opportunities for engagement!

PA NJ

Procurement & Development Implementation

Project Timeline*

SurveyOngoing Outreach

TrainingRegional Kick-Off

Pilot Group Webinar

Product Launch

• Regional Kickoff (today)An inclusive meeting inviting all MPO members and interested parties to share tool.

• Survey (December)Online questionnaire to solicit input and engage participants.

• Pilot Group (throughout project)Series of ad-hoc meetings, including an initial webinar, to provide project updates and collect input.

• Launch and Training (March)Product launch event (in person and webinar) including training.

• Support and Outreach (throughout project)Consult with DVRPC on engagement and adapt approach as needed.

Engagement Process

VII. Facilitated Discussion

Alison Hastings, DVRPC

Shoshana Akins, DVRPC


Contact:Kim Korejko, [email protected]

Thank you for joining us!


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