National Accessibility Evaluation

This project has two main objectives. First, it will create a new, national Census block-level accessibility dataset that can be used by partners in local transportation system evaluation, performance management, planning, and research efforts. Second, it will produce and publish a series of annual reports describing accessibility to jobs by driving and by transit in metropolitan areas across America. This project will create a national Census-block level dataset describing accessibility to jobs from locations across the county, updated annually. Accessibility calculations will rely on detailed travel time calculations for both driving and transit, which will be implemented using commercially-available, global positioning system (GPS) based speed measurements and published transit schedules. Each Access Across America partner will have direct digital access to the accessibility datasets covering the jurisdictions of all partners. The annual Access Across America report will provide summaries of the detailed accessibility datasets for the 50 largest metropolitan areas across America. This report will be released to national and local media outlets and supported by publicity and communications efforts. Partners will be recognized in the report for their sponsorship and support.

• Record URL:
  http://www.pooledfund.org/Details/Study/564

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $1994000
• Contract Numbers:

  TPF-5(315)

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  California Department of Transportation

  1227 O Street
  Sacramento, CA  United States  95814

  Illinois Department of Transportation

  2300 S. Dirksen Parkway
  Springfield, IL  United States  62764

  Iowa Department of Transportation

  800 Lincoln Way
  Ames, IA  United States  50010

  Minnesota Department of Transportation

  Transportation Building
  395 John Ireland Boulevard
  St Paul, MN  United States  55155

  Virginia Department of Transportation

  1408 E Broad Street
  Richmond, VA  United States  23219

  Washington State Department of Transportation

  Transportation Building
  Olympia, WA  United States  98504

  Wisconsin Department of Transportation

  PO Box 7910
  4802 Sheboygan Avenue, Room 104
  Madison, WI  United States  53707-7910

  Arkansas Department of Transportation

  Little Rock, AR  United States 

  Tennessee Department of Transportation

  James K. Polk Building
  Fifth and Deaderick Street
  Nashville, TN  United States  37243-0349

  North Carolina Department of Transportation

  P.O. Box 25201
  1 South Wilmington Street
  Raleigh, NC  United States  27611

  Florida Department of Transportation

  Research Center
  605 Suwannee Street MS-30
  Tallahassee, FL  United States  32399-0450

  Massachusetts Department of Transportation

  10 Park Plaza
  Boston, MA  United States  02116

  District of Columbia Department of Transportation

  55 M Street, SE, Suite 500
  Washington, DC  United States  20009

  Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration

  707 N. Calvert Street
  Baltimore, MD  United States  21202
• Project Managers:

  Abdalla, Ramy

• Start Date: 20230120
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• Source Data: RiP Project 42332

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accessibility; Annual reports; Data files; Evaluation; Highway transportation; Jobs; Local transportation; Metropolitan areas; Public transit; Travel time
• Geographic Terms: United States
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01567099
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
• Contract Numbers: TPF-5(315)
• Files: RIP, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jun 24 2015 1:01AM