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Date: Mon, 20 Jul 1998 11:27:23 +0100
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Subject: RE: Ped-Grid (GIS for urban pedestrian activity analysis)
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http://www.scag.ca.gov/livable/research.htm
GIS SOLUTIONS FOR LIVABLE COMMUNITIES
SCAG's Non Motorized Transportation
Plan
Click on a map below to view
it full screen. (These large maps will
takeup to a minute to download using a
28.8 modem due to their large size).
figure 1
figure 2
The Southern California
Association of Governments funded the
development of the NMT for
Los Angeles, Ventura and San Bernardino
Counties, prepared by a
team led by Marc A. Futtrman and
Associates. The purpose of
the plan is to establish a regional
framework for developing
walkable neighborhoods linked to transit,
bicycles and motorized
transportation. The goal is to reduce vechicle
miles traveled and
increase environmental benefits such as reduced
air pollution and traffic
congestion.
I. Introduction
Livable communities evolve
out of a wealth
of existing resources-good
schools, safe
and convenient shopping
areas,
neighborhood services,
health and fitness
centers and transit
services, among many
others. Unfortunately,
developers shy away
from building important
new projects in
established communities
because of
opposition due to traffic
and other
environmental impacts.
II. The Ped-GRiD Solution
Through our Urban
Information Technology
Solutions, we have
developed a unique
quantifiable method to
identify the best
places for building
livable communities.
Pedestrians are the key
measure of a
livable community. When
the pedestrian
potential of a place is
maximized
development projects
become community
assets and traffic and
environmental
impacts are eased.
The way we do this is
through Ped-GRiD-
Pedestrian Geographic
Resources
Database-which digitally
compiles,
analyzes and maps
information.
III. Southern California
Model
The power of Ped-GRiD is
demonstrated in
the Pedestrian Framework
Plan for the
25,000 square mile Los
Angeles, San
Bernardino, and Ventura
county areas.
Ped-GRiD identifies
Pedestrian Activity
Zones with the highest
pedestrian potential
by quantitatively
analyzing over 70 resource
categories.
This detail of a
Pedestrian Resource
Inventory map for Santa
Monica (Figure 1)
represents facilities as
point features and
land uses as colored
areas. Each facility
has 1/4 mile pedestrian
radius drawn
around it.
Pedestrian-oriented resources
include:
1. Community
facilities-parks,
libraries, schools,
civic centers and
post offices, among
others
2. Land uses-retail,
office, high
density residential
and parks, among
others
3. Transit
nodes-park 'n ride, rail
stations, bus
stations
and airports, among
others
4. Routes-vehicular,
bicycle and
pedestrians, among
others.
With Ped-GRiD (Figure 2),
we distinguish
between places that are
pedestrian
dependent-where people
NEED to walk
(orange and red areas)-and
those that are
pedestrian
generators-where people
WANT to walk (orange and
yellow areas) to
determine the areas with
the highest
pedestrian potential.
Ped-GRiD is a powerful
engine for
querying through all these
specific bits of
information to discern the
places
throughout the region with
the greatest
potential for becoming a
livable community.
The Framework Plan
recommends
implementation through a
regional
PedestrianEnhancement
Program called
SCAG/PEP. It provides
subregions and
local agencies with
opportunities to
undertake enhancement
projects
managed through SCAG's
ACCESS
program and funded through
ISTEA and
other sources.
IV.Conclusion
The Ped-GRiD solution
makes powerful
and positive arguments to
quantify livability
and thereby demonstrate
how individual
development projects
contribute to a
community's overall
quality of life.
The Non-Motorized
Transportation Plan
was prepared by the
Southern California
Association of Governments
with the input
of constituent public
agenices and
citizens-at-large. The NMT
Plan is a
resource and coordinating
tool for
subregions, counties,
cities and other
agencies in the
development of pedestrian
facilities and for funding
implementation
projects.
For more information,
contact:
Joseph Carreras
Manager, Livable Places
Initiative
SCAG
818 W. 7th St., 12th Fl.
Los Angeles, Ca 90017
email:
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Marc A Futterman,
Principal
Marc A. Futterman and
Associates
714 W. Olympic Blvd.,
Suite 701
Los Angeles, CA 90015
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Reply-To: "Tuckley, Paul" <[log in to unmask]> Message-ID:
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Hi,
I would be grateful if someone out there could help me, I am trying
to find out about a package called Ped-Grid developed in Los Angeles
by Marc Futterman. this is a GIS tool designed to analyse potential
areas for increasing pedestrian activity within a city enabling
targeting of resources such as public transport to these areas.
Has anyone out there heard of this program or perhaps you know of
other software that will do the job. We are currently using MAPINFO so
compatibility with this would be advantageous.
Thanks in advance
Paul Tuckley (Mapping Officer)
Reading Borough Council
United Kingdom
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