1. Spatial analysis for neighborhood accessibility GIS Water Resources Anna Okola

2. Background Demographic data useful and necessary part of transportation analysis and planning Transportation – service provision Accessibility BTS - it is fundamentally concerned with the opportunity that an individual at a given location possesses to participate in a particular activity or set of activities

3. Demographic Profile

5. Data Sources City of Austin (ftp site) Texas State Data Center Texas Department on Aging Texas Department of Health

6. 2000 Census Data

7. 1990 Census Data

8. 2000 Density, Sub-groups

9. Land Use Patterns Austin is a ‘residential’ city – almost 50% of developed land 5% commercial & office space combined 5% industrial In 1990, about 80% of Austin was undeveloped, while 57% of developed land was residential. Increase in industrial sector (1990 -

10. 2000 City Land Use Survey

11. City Population Density, ’90, ‘00

13. H H NURSING HOME EMS HOSPITAL HEALTH CLINIC Access to Health Facilities

14. Dynamic Query in GIS

15. Availability of Sidewalks

16. Neighborhood Study

17. North University Neighborhood

18. Methodologies Handy, three methods for analysis Cumulative opportunities Gravity based models Random utility theory Result - accessibility index

19. Summary Presented visual respresentation of demographic data Use of GIS for inventory purposes, to capture resource gaps Future work - to include zone specific data to enable detailed analysis Questions ?