Use Active Transportation Outreach

The Active Transportation Outreach solution delivers a set of capabilities that help state and local governments inventory human-powered transportation facilities and promote transportation alternatives that improve the health and welfare of a community.

In this topic, you’ll learn how to use the solution by assuming the role of a user and performing the workflows below.

Note:

Use your organization's data or configured apps to follow these workflows.

Maintain an active transportation inventory

Once you have loaded your data from various sources you will have to manage and maintain this over time.

There are two ways to manage your data, using the Active Transportation Center web editor, or using Active Transportation Editor field map.

Edit active transportation inventory

The Active Transportation Center app helps you develop an active transportation inventory from record information so you can understand where facilities and assets may be present in your community.

In this workflow, you will assume the role of a mapping technician who wants to add a new multiuse trail to the active transportation inventory.

1. In a browser, sign in to your ArcGIS organization, and then browse to the Active Transportation Center app.

   The Active Transportation Center Home page displays metrics that help you understand your organization's active transportation infrastructure.

2. In the upper right, click Editor to open the Editor page.
3. In the map, navigate to the area where you want to add your new multiuse trail.
4. In the filter pane on the left, click the toggle button to turn on the Active Transportation Facilities filters.
5. From the Activity Type drop-down list, choose Multiuse.

   The map filters to display only multiuse trails.

6. On the right, in the Editor widget, click the Snapping menu.
7. Click the toggle button to Enable snapping.

   Snapping provides visual guides that help you draw at right angles and draw straight lines, and allows you to place features directly on the edges and vertices of other features.

8. For Snapping layers, choose Active Transportation Facilities.

   Click outside the snapping menu to close it.

9. In the Editor pane, under Create features, locate the Active Transportation Facilities layer and click the Multiuse feature template.
10. Click a point on the map to begin drawing.

    A point appears on the map and a line extends from it, controlled by the mouse pointer.

11. Click another point on the map to join the line to that point. Continue clicking other points on the map to add more vertices and line segments.

    Tip:

    If you make a mistake while drawing, you can use keyboard shortcuts to undo and redo vertices.

    Shortcut	Description
    Ctrl	Press while drawing to disable snapping.
    Enter	Complete drawing.
    Z	Undo the last vertex.
    R	Redo the last vertex.
    Esc	Cancel drawing.

12. Double-click or use a keyboard shortcut to place the endpoint and complete the line.

    The line is drawn on the map and the attribute form appears

13. In the attribute form, complete the required fields and, if you want, any additional fields
14. Click the Create button.
15. Next to Place feature, click the back button to exit the drawing menu.

Conduct a field assessment

Field assessments are an efficient way to help complete your inventory when record information is not available. Mobile workers can use the Active Transportation Editor field map to conduct active transportation field assessments.

In this workflow, you will assume the role of a mobile worker who has been asked to capture new facilities and, if necessary, edit existing data.

1. Download ArcGIS Field Maps onto your mobile device.
2. Open ArcGIS Field Maps and sign in to your ArcGIS organization.
3. Tap Active Transportation Editor to open the map.
4. Tap Add.

   The Active transportation infrastructure feature collection has six layers: Notices, Micromobility, Bike Parking, Pedestrian Priority Spaces, Active Transportation Facilities, and Micromobility Service Areas

5. Under the Notice template, tap Closure.
6. Drag the map to the correct location, and then click Add Point.
7. Swipe up on the form to access the feature's attributes and populate any required fields.
8. When you're finished, at the top right, tap the check mark or Submit.

   Note:

   Your interface may vary depending on the type of mobile device that you use.

9. Repeat these steps to collect additional notice data.
10. In the map, tap an existing active transportation facilities feature.
11. Tap the correct feature from the item list.
12. Tap Edit.
13. Optionally, tap the line and pan the map to update the feature's vertices, and then tap Add Point.
14. Swipe up on the form to access the feature's attributes and update the facility information as required.
15. When you're finished, at the top right, tap the check mark or Submit.

    Note:

    Your interface may vary depending on the type of mobile device that you use.

16. Repeat these steps to edit additional features.

Locate active transportation resources

Active transportation leads to cleaner environments and healthier communities, but promoting active transportation can be challenging. The Active Transportation Outreach solution includes a Hub site that offers a single website destination where you share active transportation resources with the community, promote transportation alternatives, and increase participation.

This site includes several apps that help you share cycling and pedestrian resources that residents can use to locate facilities, assets, and routes present in a community. A public engagement app helps you solicit active transportation suggestions so you can understand where improvements to active transportation networks might be needed. A digital survey form helps you solicit sentiment from the community so you can understand how walkable a given active transportation route might be.

Explore bikeways

It is frequently a lack of information that prevents residents of a community from taking advantage of active transportation infrastructure. Improved access to information can increase the use of community bikeways.

In this workflow, you will assume the role of a resident of the community who wants to go for a leisurely, stress-free bicycle ride around their community.

1. In a browser, browse to the On the Move site.
2. Scroll to the Explore Bikeways section to view the Cycling Explorer dashboard app.
3. In the upper-right corner of the map panel, click the Legend button.

   Review the legend information to better understand what active cycling infrastructure is available in your area.

4. On the left side of the dashboard, click the arrow to expand the filter panel.

   Tip:

   To pin the filter panel to the map, click the pin in the upper-right corner.

   The Level of Comfort filter allows you to filter for one or more comfort levels, if you are interested in a leisurely ride.

5. For Level of Comfort, choose All Ages and Abilities.

   The map filters to focus on bikeways that are considered appropriate for all levels. Bikeways that are appropriate for other comfort levels are still visible on the map to aid in trip planing but are not as prominent.

6. On the map, click a feature.

   A pop-up appears with more details about feature. You can use this information to assist in your route planning.

Discover pedestrian spaces

Like with bikeways, a lack of information about trails can prevent residents in a community from enjoying local trails.

In this workflow, you will assume the role of a resident who wants to learn moreabout the local trail system.

1. In a browser, browse to the On the Move site.
2. Scroll to the Discover Urban Trails and Pedestrian Spaces section to view the Pedestrian Explorer dashboard app.
3. In the upper-right corner of the map panel, click the Legend button.

   Review the legend information to better understand what active pedestrian infrastructure is available in your area.

4. On the left of the map window, click the arrow expand the filter panel.

   You can pin the filter panel to the map by clicking the pin in the upper right corner.

5. From the Trail Type list choose Urban Trail.

   The map window will focus attention on the urban trail systems in your community. Other trail types are still visible on the map to aid in trip planing but are not as prominent.

6. Click a feature in the map window to get more detailed information.

Suggest an improvement

In addition to learning more about active transportation resources, residents want to be able to make suggestions or report issues regarding the active transportation infrastructure.

In this workflow, you will assume the role of a resident who wants to suggest an improvement to about a bikeway.

1. In a browser, browse to the On the Move site.
2. Scroll to the Have a Suggestion section and click Submit Suggestion to open the Active Transportation Suggestions app.
3. On the Active Transportation Suggestions page, click Proceed as Guest.
4. Click Submit a Suggestion.
5. For Suggestion Category, choose Biking.
6. For Suggestion Type, choose Challenging Crossing.
7. In the form, provide additional details and contact information.
8. In the map, navigate to the location of the challenging crossing and click to add a point.
9. To submit the suggestion, click Report It.
10. At the top of the form, next to Suggestions, click the arrow.

    A list of submitted improvement suggestions appears. You can click a suggestion to see more information. You can also click I agree to show support for a suggestion or you can click Leave a reply to add a comment to one.

11. At the top of the list, click the Biking - Challenging Crossing suggestion to select it.

    The suggestion that you submitted appears. You can also view any updates, likes or replies.

Share feedback

In addition to suggesting improvements, residents also want to be able to report problems that they encounter while using the active transportation network.

In this workflow, you will assume the role of a resident who wants to share feedback about a problem they encountered while walking in their community.

1. In a browser, browse to the On the Move site.
2. Scroll to the Share Your Thoughts section and click Take Walkability Survey to open the Walkability Survey form.
3. For Where did you walk, locate your walking area on the map.

   Tip:

   You can use the search field to find your location, or you can click Find my location on the map.

4. On the right, click the Line button.
5. Click a location on the map to designate the starting point of your walking route.
6. Click another point on the map to join the line to that point. Continue clicking other points on the map to add more vertices and line segments.
7. For When did you walk, select a date.
8. Complete all survey questions and provide a rating for each of the five sections.

   After all sections have been rated, a final overall rating will be calculated.

9. Click Submit.

Monitor feedback and suggestions

A timely response to submitted feedback and suggestions is important or residents could lose interest in community active transportation options. Staff can use the Active Transportation Center to query active transportation data and review feedback and suggestions and incorporate them in capital improvement plans when appropriate.

Review active transportation data

Even as transportation departments or working on current infrastructure projects, they are planning future ones. The Active Transportation Center app can be used to monitor active transportation data, which is helpful when planning for the future.

In this workflow, you will assume the role of a transportation planner who will use the Active Transportation Dashboard app to identify gaps in your trail network.

1. In a browser, sign in to your ArcGIS organization, and then browse to the Active Transportation Center application.

   The Active Transportation Center app Home page displays metrics that help you understand your organization's active transportation infrastructure.

2. In the upper right, click Dashboard to open the Dashboard page.

   The Filter Data panel is located on the left of the app.

3. From the Activity Type filter, select Multiuse.

   The data in the map window updates to display only multiuse trails

4. Use the map to identify gaps in your trail network.

Manage suggestions

Transportation departments must respond to submitted suggestions if they want to encourage and maintain community involvement.

In this workflow, you will assume the role of a transportation planner who will use the Active Transportation Suggestion Manager app to review submitted suggestions.

1. In a browser, sign in to your ArcGIS organization, and then browse to the Active Transportation Center application.
2. In the upper right, click Manage Suggestions to open the Active Transportation Suggestion Manager app.
3. In the app, click the Suggestion Category column filter.
4. Click the Select drop-down arrow and choose Biking.
5. Click the Request Type column filter.
6. Click the Select drop-down arrow and choose Challenging Crossing.
7. In the Suggestions table, identify and click the suggestion that you reported in a previous workflow.

   The details open in the lower-left corner of the app. Review the details of the problem.

   You believe that the suggestion has merit and you want to mark the suggestion for future consideration.

8. On the Details tab, click the Edit button .
9. Click the Status drop-down arrow and choose Under Consideration.
10. Click Save.
Transportation planners have discussed the suggestion and have decided to make the improvement. You will now update the suggestion's status accordingly.
11. On the Details tab, click the Edit button.
12. Click the Status drop-down arrow and choose In Progress.
13. In the Assigned To text box, type Public Works.
14. Click Save.
15. On the Comments tab, click the Add Record button.
16. In the Comments text box, type Public Works is working on this suggestion.

    Note:

    When Visible to Public is set to Yes, the comment will display in the Active Transportation Suggestions app.

17. Click Save.
Work on the suggestion has been completed. You will now update the suggestion's status accordingly.
18. On the Details tab, click the Edit button.
19. Click the Status drop-down arrow and choose Implemented.
20. For Resolved On, choose the current date.
21. In the Resolution text box, type A new crossing has been added at this location.
22. Click Save.

Walkability sentiment

The Walkability Results page of the Active Transportation Center contains an embedded view of the Analyze page from the ArcGIS Survey123 website for the Walkability Survey.

In this workflow, you will assume the role of a transportation planner who wants to investigate the walkability sentiment in the community.

1. In a browser, sign in to your ArcGIS organization, and then browse to the Active Transportation Center app.
2. In the upper right, click Walkability Results to open the Walkability Results page.

   The Survey123 Analyze page opens in a new window.

3. In the Navigation pane click crossingproblems.

   The main page will jump to that question and display the survey responses.

4. Optionally, you can click the sort button to display the results in descending order.
5. Review responses to identify trends.

For more information about viewing results on the Survey123 website, see View your results.