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The development of a routable pavement network dataset to support active travel

The development of a routable pavement network dataset to support active travel
The development of a routable pavement network dataset to support active travel
Active travel (AT) networks have only recently become a priority for urban planners in many countries, and networks of spatial data and applications that use them are also lacking. Road networks have historically been used as a proxy for pedestrian networks, yet they are a poor one as human movement is much less constrained than that of motorised vehicles. This study presents a novel approach to producing an attribute-rich network for AT, together with a semi-automated method to produce a width-attributed pavement network from topographic mapping agency data (based on a case study of Ordnance Survey (OS) MasterMap data from the UK). A shortest path network routing application using Dijkstra’s algorithm is presented to demonstrate the possibilities of AT routing incorporating increased attribution. The paper concludes by firstly proposing additional steps to further enhance the attribution of the network and finally by describing the relevant policy implications of this work.
Active travel, Dijkstra’s algorithm, network, pavement, routing
1029-0354
Emberson, Chris
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Blainey, Simon
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Hill, Chris
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Sadler, Jason
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Cavazzi, Stefano
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Hill, Chris
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Sadler, Jason
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Cavazzi, Stefano
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Emberson, Chris, Blainey, Simon, Hill, Chris, Sadler, Jason and Cavazzi, Stefano (2024) The development of a routable pavement network dataset to support active travel. Transportation Planning and Technology. (doi:10.1080/03081060.2024.2427120).

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Active travel (AT) networks have only recently become a priority for urban planners in many countries, and networks of spatial data and applications that use them are also lacking. Road networks have historically been used as a proxy for pedestrian networks, yet they are a poor one as human movement is much less constrained than that of motorised vehicles. This study presents a novel approach to producing an attribute-rich network for AT, together with a semi-automated method to produce a width-attributed pavement network from topographic mapping agency data (based on a case study of Ordnance Survey (OS) MasterMap data from the UK). A shortest path network routing application using Dijkstra’s algorithm is presented to demonstrate the possibilities of AT routing incorporating increased attribution. The paper concludes by firstly proposing additional steps to further enhance the attribution of the network and finally by describing the relevant policy implications of this work.

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Accepted/In Press date: 3 November 2024
e-pub ahead of print date: 13 November 2024
Keywords: Active travel, Dijkstra’s algorithm, network, pavement, routing

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Local EPrints ID: 496715
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/496715
ISSN: 1029-0354
PURE UUID: b1efb2ae-c27d-48ea-ba79-e552e2f13f63
ORCID for Chris Emberson: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-5065-1966
ORCID for Simon Blainey: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-4249-8110
ORCID for Chris Hill: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-4344-6734
ORCID for Jason Sadler: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-8260-6812

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Date deposited: 07 Jan 2025 22:07
Last modified: 10 Jan 2025 02:59

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Author: Chris Emberson ORCID iD
Author: Simon Blainey ORCID iD
Author: Chris Hill ORCID iD
Author: Jason Sadler ORCID iD
Author: Stefano Cavazzi

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