Introduction to Sugar Access

Walkability, Livability, Accessibility http://www.citilabs.com/sugaraccess

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

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

The Most Realistic Network Travel Times Travel Time Shed Traditional Buffers Sugar Access Network Routing 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

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

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 Jobs Location A Location B

Regional Transit Access Score

Quantifying Benefits of Future Projects Race Average Increase in Job Access Average 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?

Sugar Access Comes with a Complete Local Dataset Points of Interest Information Transit Network Demographic and Job Opportunities Data Roadway and Pedestrian Network

Information on Every Destination Here points of interest database Schools, parks, restaurants, every destination possible… Geocoded to their exact locations

Transit Network GTFS File Shapes.txt Stops.txt Trips.txt Routes.txt Calender.txt Stop_Times.txt Transit Attributes Mode Headway Run Times Transit Stops Route Paths AM Peak Headway PM Peak Headway Off Peak Headway Run Time Dwell Time Captures all transit attributes from your local GTFS File

Roadway and Pedestrian Network Accurate and detailed networks from Here Historic speed data by time of day included

Neighborhood and City Demographic Information Demographic information for every census block Detailed employment information throughout your city

Easily Create and Test Accessibility Analysis Scenarios Choose modes of travel Walk Bike Drive Transit Choose a time of day Select a destination category Jobs Grocery Stores Hospitals Parks and Recreation

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

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

Quantifying Benefits of Future Projects Race Average Increase in Job Access Average 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%

Sugar Access 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

Introduction to Sugar Access Robert Kohler – rkohler@citilabs.com