Data to advance active transportation experiences

Transportation data exchange ensures that all people have access to affordable and convenient transportation options. This project aims to provide mobility benefits by collecting and providing infrastructure to sustainably support open data about sidewalks, transit paths, and on-demand transit services. Benefits extend to both traveler populations and planners.

Multiple layers of transportation data shown as floating map layers.

An ITS4US Project

ITS4US logo, "It's transportation for all of us"
“Improving travel experiences means providing data and choice—giving people access to evaluate their options, enabling developers seamless access to mobility data, and allowing agencies to use their preferred tools while ensuring standardized data output. The TDEI project supports this ecosystem.”

– Anat Caspi, Director, Taskar Center for Accessible Technology

TDEI Aims and Approach

Everyone needs data they can trust. Our project addresses lack of easy exchange in transportation data and travel information via a three-pronged approach:

  • Enhance data standards to include information relevant to all travelers and transit stakeholders.
  • Provide tools and data infrastructure reducing barriers for data stewards to collect, vet, maintain and use traveler-centric transportation data at scale.
  • Demonstrate our work through pilot data collections with private and public partners, and demonstration projects that make use of our data.
line drawings of all kinds of travelers ,including person with crutches, bicycle, cane, scooter, a guild-dog, skates, delivery trolly, white cane, and a group of children.
multiple transportation layers shown as floating map layers.

Current focus on 3 International Data Specifications

Engage with our data governance groups to update and refine standards as we objectively address open exchange in transportation data.

TDEI Background

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