mapABILITY.ca

mapABILITY.ca

Interactive Map

Engage

Platform

Accessibility Search Engine

Custom Route

Generator

Information from users

(Crowd-Sourcing)

Information from services

providers

Travel planning and engagement tool for users

Citizen values for

government to represent in

decision-making

Effective accessibility

advocacy tool

Interactive/Accessibilit

y Map

Ability Map

Attractively and intuitively displays the information each user wants to consider when traveling around a community to be viewed on the map. Encourages users to interacts with the map to provide valuable input to help others navigate.

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Ways ?

Choose what you would like to see on the map to be most helpful for getting around

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Buildings ?

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Transit ?

Interactive Map ? (Editable)

InaccessibleX

Accessible

Accessibility

SidewalkX

Street

Bike Path

Path

Way

West EastX

Comment

Sidewalk closest to City Hall under construction. Inaccessible for everyone.

Ways

Inaccessible

AccessibleX

Accessibility

Sidewalk

Street

Bike Path

Path

X

Way

Comment

Ways

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Buildings ?

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Intersections ?

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Transit ?

Side-

walksX

Similarly Impaired

All Disabled

All X

Streets

Similarly Impaired

All Disabled

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Paths

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Inaccessible [6] [2 (mobility impaired)]West side sidewalk (closest to City Hall) completely inaccessible due to construction. Everyone avoid.

Accessible [3] Inaccessible [1]Accessible path through parade square.

Custom Route

Generator

Route-Ability

Recommends routes customized to ability, travel mode, and preferences. Routes are customized according to choices made by users.

OriginCasino Nova Scotia

DestinationSeaport Farmers MarketTransportation

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Accessibility Preferences

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Hills

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Buildings

Ability

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Input Integrity

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Medium

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Open

Route-Ability

OriginCasino Nova Scotia

DestinationSeaport Farmers MarketTransportation

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Hills

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Buildings

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Route-Ability

Accessibility Search Engine

Search Ability

Access map information customized by relevance for each user by typing key words to understand the accessibility of buildings, parks, intersections and ways.

Search-Ability

Buildings

Ways

Intersections X

SearchRobie and Quinpool

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Search-Ability

Buildings

Ways

Intersections X

SearchRobie and Quinpool

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Robie St. , Quinpool Rd., Bell St., and Cogswell St. Intersection

Intersection Description (HRM, April 24, 2012):

6 crossing areas: (1) North - Quinpool + Robie, (2) South - Quinpool + Robie, (3) Robie and Bell, (4) Bell, (5) Cogswell and Bell, and (6) Robie + Cogswell

(1) North - Quinpool + Robie – Must cross road to reach the crossing button – first crossing located at curve. Reach a pedestrian island with two crossing (1 – south across Quinpool – button located at 3.5 feet up pole – half foot back from curb on right) ….

(2) .......

Inaccessible - North - Quinpool + Robie:

SaraLee – Pedestrian with visual disability (May 5, 2013):

Dangerous crossing from side-walk to pedestrian island.and curb cuts are in the wrong place

Engage Platform

Allows users to engage more deeply on accessibility matters and build movements by encouraging ongoing and consistent interaction. Tools include:

(1)internal forums,

(2)giving applause for good or identifying erroneous input,

(3)sharing with the larger community via Twitter and Facebook,

(4)sharing media

Info. from service

providers (Objective Community

Information)

Metro Transit Accessibility

Data

HRM Bike Map Data (lanes,

assets, traffic)HRM Trail and Green Space Accessibility

Data

HRM Sidewalk Quality Data (Assessment

Ongoing)

HRM Crime Incidence and

3-1-1 Data

GeoNova Topographic Data for HRM

HRM Community Assets Data

(parking spaces, stairs, ramps,

lifts)

CPANS Business

Accessibility Data

Crowd-Sourcing (Accessibility from Users’ Perspective)

Construction Sites

Sidewalk Quality (curb cuts, cracks,

gradientBike lane or road

quality (Potholes,

ending, narrow)

Identify assets not included in

Map

Intersection Accessibility

and other pertinent info

Public Transit

Accessibility

Trails, Parks, and Green

Space Accessibility

Business Accessibilit

y (entrance, washroom,

parking)

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