01139037

Component

According to the Safe Routes to School (SRTS) guide from the National Center for Safe Routes to School, one of the first steps in creating or updating a SRTS plan is to “obtain maps, collect information about where children live, the routes they take to school and the condition of the streets along the way.” Collecting this information can be a tedious and expensive task, especially if the information is collected through traditional paper survey methods on an annual basis. A solution to this problem is to utilize online mapping techniques. The implementation of a web-based mapping solution allows parents and their children to self report the routes they use (or would use) to get to school, the barriers preventing them from using existing routes and additional information necessary for administrators to efficiently evaluate the use and awareness of the existing plan. The online mapping tool can also be used to identify walking school bus routes or to redistribute resources on an annual basis. This paper will present the results of such a mapping system that was developed by Iowa State University Extension. The system is built using the Google Maps™ API and ArcGIS® Server geoprocessing tools. This presentation will be of interest to transportation and city officials as well as school administrators that are implementing or upgrading their Safe Routes to School Program.

01138544

English

10p

2008

11th National Conference on Transportation Planning for Small and Medium-Sized Communities

CD-ROM

Figures; Maps; Photos; References (5)

Data collection; Geographic information systems; Information technology; Mapping; Mode choice; Real time information; Travel surveys; Websites (Information retrieval)

Google Maps; Safe Routes to School (Program)

Data and Information Technology; Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

TRIS, TRB

Aug 24 2009 12:07PM