Abstract

Site Suitability for Active Living: Overlay & Scoring of Vector Data
Track: Urban and Regional Planning
Authors: Nishma Proma

The project investigated if a neighborhood offers its residents a healthy and active life equally.1st I scored neighborhood blocks by proximity to bike track, sidewalk,park and school separately,using 'near' tool.Adding up all 4 scores gave each block 'composite suitability score' for active living.Then I overlaid the score with demographic data by 'spatial-join'.Finding showed that low income group is predominant in least suitable blocks.It provides visual evidence why we need equity planning.