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37 Approach Following the survey's conclusion, representatives from five states participated in case example interviews to provide additional detail on pedestrian infrastructure data collection, maintenance and use in their states. The interviews generally addressed the following themes: • Assessment of data collection – Are data currently collected?
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38 Availability and Use of Pedestrian Infrastructure Data to Support Active Transportation Planning Kentucky The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet's pedestrian and bicycle program coordinator participated in the case example interview. Part of the planning department, this position is one of the only staff dedicated to pedestrian and bicycle planning for the state, with part-time support from other staff when needed.
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Case Examples 39 right of way) has been collected but is limited to trails that clearly serve a transportation purpose.
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40 Availability and Use of Pedestrian Infrastructure Data to Support Active Transportation Planning legislature covers Complete Streets and includes items such as miles of bike lanes traveled and number of people trained in Complete Streets. Assessment of Data Collection In addition to data items collected annually per HPMS requirements, the state has completed multiple data collection efforts over time.
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Case Examples 41 system. Staff are in the process of having the local data transitioned into the system, with completion expected by fall 2020.
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42 Availability and Use of Pedestrian Infrastructure Data to Support Active Transportation Planning Utah The case example interview for the Utah Department of Transportation included three staff members from UDOT: the active transportation planning coordinator, Traffic and Safety Division's data and asset manager, and a transportation engineer from the Traffic and Safety Division. UDOT is working toward a robust, coordinated system of data collection and analysis that is reflected through the responses shared in this interview.
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Case Examples 43 PDFs via ProjectWise. The state is moving toward a paperless system that focuses on modelbased design and construction documents.
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44 Availability and Use of Pedestrian Infrastructure Data to Support Active Transportation Planning travel patterns using the pedestrian transportation network. The agency also is aware of efforts such as Open Sidewalk Project but expressed concern regarding crowd-sourced data specifically related to accuracy and liability.
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Case Examples 45 Data Maintenance and Update Strategy The agency is under an executive order to maintain data quality, for which a governance policy is in place. Previously, a governing body worked to centralize agency data and eliminate data silos.
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46 Availability and Use of Pedestrian Infrastructure Data to Support Active Transportation Planning Data collection practices typically were not informed by desired future use of pedestrian infrastructure data. In fact, the states interviewed most often identified current use of data as the desired future use.
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Case Examples 47 of the data collection technique did not allow for the required level of detail. Because of this constraint, more detailed ADA data were collected by the Office of Compliance, which differs from the Highway Safety Office, where the vendor-collected data are housed.
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48 Availability and Use of Pedestrian Infrastructure Data to Support Active Transportation Planning Data Consistency Establishing consistency among datasets, both in terms of spatial extent and attributes, is a vital component to establishing comprehensive, reliable datasets that serve to inform the data's intended use. This is particularly concerning when consolidating datasets from MPOs and jurisdictions and using data maintained by different state departments.
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Case Examples 49 • Washington – A data governance policy states that data owners are responsible for maintenance of their data. Previously, this was advised by a governance body that was established per executive order.
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