mapABILITY.ca
Custom Route
Generator
Information from
users (CrowdSourcing)
Interactive
Map
Travel planning
and engagement
tool for users
mapABILITY.ca
Information
from services
providers
Citizen values for
government to
represent in
decision-making
Effective
accessibility
advocacy tool
Accessibility
Search
Engine
Engage
Platform
Interactive/Ac
cessibility
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.
Accessibility
Map ?
Choose what you
would like to see
on the map to be
most helpful for
getting around
Buildings ?
Intersections ?
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Transit ?
Ways ?
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Interactive Map ?
(Editable)
Ways
Way
Sidewalk
Street
Bike Path
Path
X
West X East
Ways
Accessibility
Way
Sidewalk
Inaccessible
Street
Bike Path
X
Comment
Path
X
Accessibility
Inaccessible
Accessible
Accessible
X
Comment
Sidewalk closest to City Hall
under construction. Inaccessible
for everyone.
Accessibility
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Buildings ?
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Transit ?
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Inaccessible [6] [2 (mobility impaired)]
West side sidewalk (closest to City Hall)
completely inaccessible due to construction.
Everyone avoid.
Streets
Similarly Impaired
All Disabled
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All
Side-
Similarly Impaired
walks
All Disabled
X
Paths
X
Accessible
[3] Inaccessible [1]
Accessible path through parade square.
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All
X
Similarly Impaired X
All Disabled
All
Custom Route
Generator
Route-Ability
Recommends routes customized to
ability, travel mode, and preferences.
Routes are customized according to
choices made by users.
Route-Ability
Origin
Casino Nova Scotia
Destination
Seaport Farmers Market
Transportation
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Input Integrity
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Route-Ability
Origin
Casino Nova Scotia
Destination
Seaport Farmers Market
Transportation
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Accessibility Preferences
Paths
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Input Integrity
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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.
SearchAbility
Buildings
Ways
Intersections
X
Search
Robie 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
SearchAbility
Buildings
Ways
Intersections
X
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Robie and Quinpool
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Allows users to engage more deeply on
accessibility matters and build
movements by encouraging ongoing and
consistent interaction. Tools include:
Engage
Platform
(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
HRM Bike Map
Data (lanes,
assets, traffic)
HRM Trail and
Green Space
Accessibility Data
Metro Transit
Accessibility
Data
CPANS Business
Accessibility
Data
Info. from service
providers (Objective
Community Information)
HRM Community
Assets Data
(parking spaces,
stairs, ramps, lifts)
HRM Crime
Incidence and
3-1-1 Data
HRM Sidewalk
Quality Data
(Assessment
Ongoing)
GeoNova
Topographic
Data for HRM
Sidewalk Quality
(curb cuts,
cracks, gradient
Bike lane or road
quality (Potholes,
ending, narrow)
Construction
Sites
Trails, Parks, and
Green Space
Accessibility
Crowd-Sourcing
(Accessibility from Users’
Perspective)
Public Transit
Accessibility
Business
Accessibility
(entrance,
washroom,
parking)
Identify assets
not included in
Map
Intersection
Accessibility and
other pertinent
info
mapABILITY.ca