In cyipt/cyipt: Cycling Infrastructure Prioritisation Toolkit

The scale of the challenge, from this...

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Towards cycling being the natural choice

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Problem: evidence overload

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• Problem is operationalising this data [@lovelace_propensity_2017]
• Needs to be provided in a format that can be acted on at the local level
• Requires a decent team

What can the PCT do? - see www.pct.bike

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Give them a spin

• See http://www.pct.bike/
• And https://www.cyipt.bike

What it means for cycling in Leeds

See https://twitter.com/robinlovelace/status/907261128354488320

Scenario of cycling infrastructure in Leeds: https://t.co/FqehV7kAjc Prelim. cost: ~£120m (without junction remodelling) for 157 km. #CyIPT pic.twitter.com/OHqC8axut5

— Robin Lovelace (robinlovelace) September 11, 2017

Previous hacks:

• PCT began as a hackathon at ODI Leeds!
• CycleHack MCR - Match my Route: http://cyclehackmcr.co.uk/mcr-2015/match-my-route
• Turned into CityCycler:

CityCycler first https://t.co/QmqeW49pPs trying to assist London by enabling more people to cycle. Matching experience and inexperienced people #geomob pic.twitter.com/ZbAvg8sjw0

— Muki Haklay (mhaklay) January 23, 2018

Epiphany

• It's not just about the tech!
• Need political buy-in, social, economic aspects, as illustrated by Mia Birk:

Links + references

• Contact: project [e-mail], me: [e-mail]

• If you want to code in R 4 transport, start here: https://geocompr.robinlovelace.net/spatial-class.html
• The PCT in action: http://www.pct.bike/
• A prototype of the CyIPT: http://cyipt.bike/
• Resource on R for transport: http://geocompr.robinlovelace.net/transport.html

cyipt/cyipt documentation built on Aug. 16, 2020, 10:24 p.m.