#QGIS supports a "Model builder" that will allow you to chain a selection of these algorithms together with data you have.

At the end of the pipeline, you can give weights to each of the component pieces for a final priority that balances safety, utility and equity in sidewalk planning!

Here's a heatmap of locations with missing sidewalk, shaded based on priority to fund. 🧵

#UrbanPlanning #Mapping

Another #UrbanPlanning algorithm I plan to pick back up is like "Percent High Comfort BikeShed" (or WalkShed).

The idea is compute the area from a given a location that you bike to within 15 minutes and then the area that bike to *with high comfort*, like protected bike lanes and so forth. Divide them to get the "Percent High Comfort Bikeshed" for that location.

https://urbanists.social/@markstos/113215939607917305

Early feedback on the "Sidewalk Location Priority Toolkit" for QGIS is welcome.

Are you interested in something like this? What's helpful to you? Questions?

#QGIS #Mapping #UrbanPlanning

The current iteration of the plugin generates a starter hex grid for you.

The expanded version will support "bring your own hex grid", so you can start with a grid and then continue add more values to it which are then used to build a priority score.

This final step is described more here, in How to Create a Heatmap of Sidewalk Location Priority:

https://mark.stosberg.com/how-to-create-a-heatmap-sidewalk-location-priority/

🧵

#QGIS #Mapping #UrbanPlanning

#QGIS supports a "Model builder" that will allow you to chain a selection of these algorithms together with data you have.

At the end of the pipeline, you can give weights to each of the component pieces for a final priority that balances safety, utility and equity in sidewalk planning!

Here's a heatmap of locations with missing sidewalk, shaded based on priority to fund. 🧵

#UrbanPlanning #Mapping

The full set of algorithms to be packaged for #QGIS is described here in "Toolkit for Sidewalk Location Priority"

https://mark.stosberg.com/toolkit-for-sidewalk-location-priority/

They include calculating location priority based on:

- "Walk Potential" -- proximity to interesting destinations
- building a Missing sidewalk Map
- line segment data like street width, speed and average traffic volume
- point data like crash locations or traffic column locations.
- Walk proximity to points, like bus stops 🧵

#mapping #urbanplanning

A thread about what's next for my "Walk Potential" #QGIS plugin.

https://plugins.qgis.org/plugins/walk_potential/#plugin-details

Intro video: https://urbanists.video/w/kNht44gXqiN2w95ZhxQRVW

The plan is to expand the scope of this #UrbanPlanning tool into "Sidewalk Priority Toolkit'. It will package several more algorithms that you can then mix and match with your own local data sets to put together a final project priority heatmap to plan sidewalk funding.

Though, the framework may be useful for other kinds of spatial priority as well! 🧵 #mapping

Glasgow will be the first city in Scotland to pilot free public transit for 1,000 residents. The six-week pilot program is scheduled to begin in early 2026.
#urbanism #urbanplanning #Glasgow #FreeTransit #Scotland
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/chiaraphillips_30daymapchallenge-cartography-adobeillustrator-share-7392846200934158336-T8oA/

Glasgow will be the first city in Scotland to pilot free public transit for 1,000 residents. The six-week pilot program is scheduled to begin in early 2026.
#urbanism #urbanplanning #Glasgow #FreeTransit #Scotland
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/chiaraphillips_30daymapchallenge-cartography-adobeillustrator-share-7392846200934158336-T8oA/

The Happiest Cities in the World are Also the Most Bicycle Friendly

"What do all these cities have in common? They put people before cars. Their governments invest in policies that benefit everyone not just motor vehicle commuters, they invest in climate-friendly infrastructure, and safe, active transportation infrastructure. And that investment pays off"

You could also turn it around, and say cars make people unhappy.

https://momentummag.com/the-happiest-cities-in-the-world-are-also-some-of-the-most-bicycle-friendly/

#cycling #UrbanPlanning#CarsRuinEverything

The Happiest Cities in the World are Also the Most Bicycle Friendly

"What do all these cities have in common? They put people before cars. Their governments invest in policies that benefit everyone not just motor vehicle commuters, they invest in climate-friendly infrastructure, and safe, active transportation infrastructure. And that investment pays off"

You could also turn it around, and say cars make people unhappy.

https://momentummag.com/the-happiest-cities-in-the-world-are-also-some-of-the-most-bicycle-friendly/

#cycling #UrbanPlanning#CarsRuinEverything