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.
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Language
- English
Project
- Status: Completed
- Funding: $1994000
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Contract Numbers:
TPF-5(315)
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Sponsor Organizations:
Federal Highway Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC United States 20590California Department of Transportation
1227 O Street
Sacramento, CA United States 95814Illinois Department of Transportation
2300 S. Dirksen Parkway
Springfield, IL United States 62764Iowa Department of Transportation
800 Lincoln Way
Ames, IA United States 50010Minnesota Department of Transportation
Transportation Building
395 John Ireland Boulevard
St Paul, MN United States 55155Virginia Department of Transportation
1408 E Broad Street
Richmond, VA United States 23219Washington State Department of Transportation
Transportation Building
Olympia, WA United States 98504Wisconsin Department of Transportation
PO Box 7910
4802 Sheboygan Avenue, Room 104
Madison, WI United States 53707-7910Arkansas Department of Transportation
Little Rock, AR United StatesTennessee Department of Transportation
James K. Polk Building
Fifth and Deaderick Street
Nashville, TN United States 37243-0349North Carolina Department of Transportation
P.O. Box 25201
1 South Wilmington Street
Raleigh, NC United States 27611Florida Department of Transportation
Research Center
605 Suwannee Street MS-30
Tallahassee, FL United States 32399-0450Massachusetts Department of Transportation
10 Park Plaza
Boston, MA United States 02116District of Columbia Department of Transportation
55 M Street, SE, Suite 500
Washington, DC United States 20009Maryland 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