Abstract

Using GIS to Strategically Improve Alternative Mode Mobility
Track: Transportation
Authors: Michael Green

This presentation will demonstrate how GIS was used to improve pedestrian and bicycle mobility in and around Central Las Vegas by identifying gaps and alternative transportation mode routes and improvements that can better link residents and employees of Central Las Vegas. The study area encompasses approximately 28 square miles within a three-mile radius from the newly constructed Bonneville Transit Center. This study is based on the use of innovative GIS analysis tools and techniques to identify and quantify boundaries to mobility. The Network Analyst extension of ArcGIS has been used to enhance the evaluation of existing conditions data. This extension has the capability of performing a series of analyses on the actual roadway network, as opposed to a straight-line estimation, which was used to perform a series of analyses to strategically identity mobility improvements. These analyses included shortest path routing, highest utilization routing, and proximity based routing.