Simplified geodata models for integrated urban and public transport planning
Paper in proceeding, 2023

The current division between urban and transport planning is a significant obstacle to achieving sustainable urban development. To transform cities towards sustainability, both fields must adopt shared or at least compatible models of the urban systems, namely transport, street and public space networks for all users and urban activities. Although several models and tools have emerged in recent years to facilitate this integration, there are still usability gaps that hinder their wider adoption. One of the gaps is a lack of flexibility to operate at different stages of integrated planning. To address this gap, the study aims to develop a set of aligned and flexible multimodal urban network models and tools to support different stages of planning. This paper focuses on the public transport geodata models, which were built by aggregating a General Transit Feed Specification (GTFS) dataset at various spatial and temporal levels. The aggregation levels range from a baseline data model that is useful for detailed planning stages, up to a topological data model that is suitable for macro scale and strategic planning. By using this unified set of models, the dialogue between the two fields at different integrated planning phases can be facilitated, and decision-making can be enhanced.

urban planning

GTFS

public transport

integrated planning

transportation of people

transportation

transport

urban environment

data model

Author

Flávia Lopes

Chalmers, Architecture and Civil Engineering, Urban Design and Planning

Jorge Gil

Chalmers, Architecture and Civil Engineering, Urban Design and Planning

Ioanna Stavroulaki

Chalmers, Architecture and Civil Engineering, Urban Design and Planning

Proceedings of the 26th AGILE Conference on Geographic Information Science

Vol. 4 32 32

26th AGILE Conference on Geographic Information Science
Delft, Netherlands,

Developing a design-support tool to integrate urban and public transport planning towards sustainable urban development.

Chalmers, 2022-06-01 -- 2024-05-31.

AoA Transport, 2022-06-01 -- 2024-05-31.

Driving Forces

Sustainable development

Areas of Advance

Transport

Subject Categories

Energy Engineering

Transport Systems and Logistics

Physical Geography

DOI

10.5194/agile-giss-4-32-2023

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