Cycloplan Work by James Andrew, Landon Bouma, and Loren Terveen Presentation by James Andrew and Loren Terveen

2 This is Cyclopath 2

3 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

4 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?

5 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

6 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

7 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

8 Share Private GIS Data 8

9 9 Add New Attribute

10 Share Private GIS Data 10 Define New Attribute, E.g., Ramsey Cty. TID

11 Share Private GIS Data 11 Set Access Permissions

12 Share Private GIS Data 12 Apply New Attribute to Features

13 Routing Analytics 13 A Route Across the Stone Arch A Route Across the Stone Arch

14 Routing Analytics 14 A Route If the Stone Arch Did Not Exist A Route If the Stone Arch Did Not Exist

15 Routing Analytics 15 Private Login For Planners And Engineers Private Login For Planners And Engineers

16 Routing Analytics 16 Landing Screen Shows Work Queue: Tasks Can Take a While Landing Screen Shows Work Queue: Tasks Can Take a While

17 Routing Analytics 17 Analyze Differences Between Networks

18 Routing Analytics 18 Filter By Region, No. of Routes, and more Filter By Region, No. of Routes, and more

19 Routing Analytics 19 Wait Patiently For Results Wait Patiently For Results

20 Routing Analytics 20 Et Voilà! Red: With Facility Blue: W/out Facility The darker the color, the more traveled the route. Red: With Facility Blue: W/out Facility The darker the color, the more traveled the route.

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

22 Manage Bikeways Inventory 22

23 Manage Bikeways Inventory 23

24 Manage Bikeways Inventory 24

25 Manage Bikeways Inventory 25

26 Manage Bikeways Inventory 26

27 Manage Bikeways Inventory 27

28 Manage Bikeways Inventory 28

29 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 29

30 Cycloplan Next Steps Improve visualization and graphics Customize routing analytics feature Customize routing algorithm ◦ Allow users to customize preferences ◦ Develop several pre-set algorithms based on themes Develop an online user guide for each feature of the tool Conduct outreach 30

31 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 31