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Bike, Pedestrian, and ADA Facilities in the National Transportation Atlas Database: An Information Science-First Approach to New Geospatial Products
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2022-06-16
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Alternative Title:What is a PR-511? A Record of the U.S. Interstate System and Why This Information Matters
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Abstract:Equity Data Science Fellows at the U.S. Department of Transportation Cyrus Chimento and Alex Curtis share their work in transportation equity. Chimento discusses active transportation, and the goal of collaborating to develop national geospatial data products for bicycling and walking networks and ADA facilities for the National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD). Active transportation sits at the convergence of equity, environment, health, and economic concerns in transportation. National authoritative datasets allow for tracking progress, inform policy, and systems-level analysis. Curtis discusses the digitization of PR-511s, which are records of the U.S. Interstate system. These records track each state’s progress in building proposed and funded Interstates. The goal of digitizing PR-511s is to provide a canonical copy of these data for preservation of critical historical transportation information. Interstates built near neighborhoods created noise pollution and vehicle emissions, negatively impacting quality of life for historically marginalized communities. Using funds from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the PR-511 data can help repair damage caused by transportation development and work towards racial equity. This Transportation Librarians Roundtable was part of a multi-month series focusing on Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access (IDEA), and the practical and professional applications of those values in our libraries and on behalf of those who we serve.
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Content Notes:Recording length: 58m 23s
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