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Dataset: Economic Sustainability of Sidewalk Networks and Funding Scenario Cost Distributions in Atlanta, GA

Research Product Type

Data

This dataset contains data related to household cost burdens in Atlanta, GA.

Developing an Interactive Machine Learning based Approach for Sidewalk Digitalization

Principal Investigator Ji Luo, Ph.D.
University of California, Riverside

This report proposes a machine-learning-based sidewalk digitization method, taking full advantage of roadway networks to reconstruct an initialized (connected) sidewalk network.

Project Status

Complete

Economic Sustainability of Sidewalk Networks and Funding Scenario Cost Distributions in Atlanta, GA

Research Product Type

Research Report

Sidewalk infrastructure presence is a key indicator of pedestrian safety and walkability for neighborhoods in cities throughout the United States. This work refines prior sidewalk infrastructure network generation techniques, contributing new methods to identify sidewalk infrastructure presence.

Sustainable Sidewalk Infrastructure for Atlanta, Georgia

Principal Investigator Randall Guensler, Ph.D.
Georgia Institute of Technology

This reserch will quantify sustainable sidewalk infrastructure costs for the City of Atlanta, assuming a 40-year life-cycle for repair and replacement.

Project Status

Complete

Webinar: Sustainable and Equitable Funding for Pedestrian Infrastructure Maintenance

In this webinar, researchers will share findings from separate studies regarding alternative approaches for funding sidewalk infrastructure and whether these approaches could lead to more sustainable and equitable outcomes when applied to the cities of Atlanta, Georgia and Albuquerque, New Mexico.