Configure Active Transportation Outreach—ArcGIS Solutions

Active Transportation Outreach can be used to 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 configure the Active Transportation Outreach solution to meet specific needs of your organization.

Organize your data

The Active Transportation Outreach solution uses your data in a series of public apps that help promote transportation alternatives. Before you configure the solution, take some time to organize your source data and familiarize yourself with the six datasets used by the solution.

Note:

One foundational data set (Active Transportation Facilities) is required for the correct operation of the solution. Five additional data sets (Bike Parking, Notices, Pedestrian Priority Spaces, Micromobility, and Micromobility Service Areas), can optionally be used to further enrich the solution.

Active transportation facilities

The Active Transportation Facilities polyline layer is required by the solution. These facilities may come from multiple data sources, such as cycling networks, roads, sidewalks, and trails. Input data must have the following fields:

Activity Type—Values must match the domain provided with the solution (bikeways, multiuse, and pedestrian).
Facility Type—Values may vary between organizations and can be adjusted based on your organization's needs.
Level of Comfort—If it is not present in your source data, this value can be calculated after loading data into the solution.

Bike parking

Bike Parking is an optional point layer that represents bike parking locations, such as short-term on-street parking or longer-term off-street parking. Although this layer is not required, it is recommended to help enhance the usefulness of the cycling network.

Notices

Notices is an optional point layer that represents notices related to your active transportation network. This layer can be used to communicate trail connection details, advisories, or closures to the public. Input data must have a Notice Type field.

Micromobility

Micromobility is an optional point layer that represents available micromobility services such as bike share stations or e-scooter docking stations. Micromobility devices can create a more diverse and convenient active transportation network. Input data must have a Micromobility Type field.

Micromobility service areas

Micromobility Service Areas is an optional polygon layer that represents micromobility service areas. Micromobility services are sometimes restricted to specific areas of a community.

Pedestrian priority spaces

Pedestrian Priority Spaces is an optional point layer that represents pedestrian priority spaces. These locations are where people can use the city without competing with other modes of transportation, such as a pedestrian mall.

Configure layers

There are three key fields in the Active Transportation Facilities layer that must be populated for the solution to work correctly: Activity Type, Facility Type, and Level of Comfort. default domain values are provided for these fields and It is recommended that the Activity Type data match these existing domain values.

Edit existing domains

Facility Type and Level of Comfort values may vary between organizations. You may wish to modify these domains to align with your organization's existing data structure.

To edit the existing domains in the Active Transportation Facilities layer, complete the following steps:

Sign in to your ArcGIS organization and browse to the ActiveTransportation feature layer.
Open the item page and click the Data tab.
Click Fields.
From the Layer drop-down menu, choose Active Transportation Facilities.
Click the Facility Type display name.
In the List of Values (Domain) section, review existing types and identify ones that are not applicable and ones that are missing.
Next to List of Values (Domain), click Edit.
Optionally perform any of the following edits:
- Drag a label or code pair to a new location in the list to reorder them.
- Click Add to define more values for the field.
- To change a label, type a new one in the Label field.
- Click the Delete button to remove a value from the list.
When you finish defining the list of possible values, click Save.
Click the Level of Comfort field and repeat these steps.
Note:
Level of Comfort is stored as a coded value domain. If you only modify the label field, the map symbology associated with Level of Comfort does not need to be adjusted. If code values are modified or new ones added, follow the Update symbology workflow below.

Update symbology

If you adjusted the code values for the Level of Comfort field to match your organization's data, you will have to update the map symbology. The Level of Comfort field in the Active Transportation Facilities layer is used to visualize cycling routes in the Cycling Explorer map.

Complete the following steps to update the symbology for the Active Transportation Facilities layer.

Verify that you are signed into your ArcGIS organization and browse to the Cycling Explorer map.
Open the item page and click Open in Map Viewer.
In the Layers pane, click the Active Transportation Facilities layer to select it
On the Settings (light) toolbar, click Styles .
To modify the mapping style, click Style options on the Types (unique symbols) style card.
Click the Add value button above the list of categories.
The Add value pane appears.
Type a stored value into the Value text box and type a displayed value into the Label text box
Click Done.
The new category is added and appears in the category list.
optionally, to delete a category, drag it into the Other category.
Click the colored symbol next to each category to modify the symbol style
After you finish customizing the style, click Done.
In the Layers pane, click the Active Transportation Facilities - Blur layer to select it, and then follow the previous steps to update this layer's symbology to match the symbology in the updated Active Transportation Facilities layer
On the Contents (dark) toolbar, click Save and open and click Save to save the web map.

Load data

You can load existing data into the Active Transportation Outreach solution using the append tools available in ArcGIS Online.

Input data may originate from many different sources. You will need to repeat the append process for each layer in the solution.

Load data from a shapefile or file geodatabase

To load data from a shapefile or file geodatabase, complete the following steps:

Create a .zip file of your shapefile or file geodatabase.
Verify that you are signed into your organization and browse to the ActiveTransportation feature layer.
From the item page, click Update Data.
Follow the steps in the Update data wizard to load your data.

Tip:

For more information about uploading data, see Manage hosted feature layers—Append data to layers.

Populate the Level of Comfort field

Some organizations may choose to conduct a more intensive data-driven analysis to evaluate the level of comfort of their trails. However, if you do not have existing level of comfort values in your source data, you can calculate these values by grouping together relevant facility types. You can use the following table as a guide:


Label	Code	Facility types
All Ages and Abilities	1	Separated bike lanes
Most Adults	2	Buffered bike lane on a calm street
Experienced Bicyclists	3	Narrow bike line
Strong and Fearless	4	Road shoulder on a busy street

Follow the steps below to populate values for the Level of Comfort field based on values in the Facility Type field.

Verify that you are signed into your organization and browse to the ActiveTransportation_editor layer.
Open the item page and click the Data tab.
From the Layer drop-down menu, choose Active Transportation Facilities.
Click the Level of Comfort field name and choose Calculate.
Click Arcade.
Copy the following Arcade expression and paste it into the text box, and then update the code as necessary.

Level of Comfort Arcade expression


// Change these arrays to match your organization's facilitytype domain, if necessary
var code1 = ['Raised','Separated - One Way', 'Separated - Two Way', 'Urban Trail'];
var code2 = ['Bike Boulevard','Buffered', 'Contra-Flow']
var code3 = ['Advisory', 'Conventional']
var code4 = ['Shoulder']

function calcLOC(){
    if ($feature.activitytype != 'Pedestrian'){
        if (Includes(code1, $feature.facilitytype)){
            return 1
            }
        else if (Includes(code2, $feature.facilitytype)){
            return 2
            }
        else if (Includes(code3, $feature.facilitytype)){
            return 3
            }
        else if (Includes(code4, $feature.facilitytype)){
            return 4
            }
    }
}

calcLOC()

Ensure that the facilitytype field values match your input arrays
Click Calculate.

Configure the Active Transportation Suggestions app

The Active Transportation Suggestions app is used by the general public to submit their suggestions for the active transportation network. The suggestion categories and suggestion types are defined in the domain of the ActiveTransportationSuggestions feature layer. Default values have been provided, but you may wish to customize these values.

Complete the following steps to modify the suggestion categories and types available in the Active Transportation Suggestions app

Sign in to your ArcGIS organization and browse to the ActiveTransportationSuggestions layer.
Open the item page and click the Data tab.
Click Fields.
Click the Suggestion Category display name.
In the List of Values (Domain) section, review existing types and identify ones that are not applicable and ones that are missing.
Next to List of Values (Domain), click Edit.
Optionally, perform any of the following edits:
- Drag a label or code pair to a new location in the list to reorder them.
- Click Add to define more values for the field.
- To change a label, type a new one in the Label field.
- Click the Delete button to remove a value from the list.
When you finish defining the list of possible values, click Save.
Click the Suggestion Type field and repeat these steps.

Modify the Walkability Survey form

The Walkability Survey form allows you to solicit feedback from the public about the walking conditions in their neighborhoods. The survey includes five groups of questions. In some cases, you may want to add or remove choices available in the questions.

To modify the choice lists in the Walkability Survey, complete the following steps:

Install ArcGIS Survey123 Connect.
Start ArcGIS Survey123 Connect and sign in to your ArcGIS organization.
Click Walkability Survey to download the survey.
In the Download window, click Download.
After the download completes, click OK.
Click Walkability Survey again to open the survey.
On the left, from the side toolbar, click the XLSForm button.
At the bottom of the Microsoft Excel spreadsheet, click the choices tab.
This tab comprises all the selectable options for survey questions.
Revise the choice lists to reflect your needs.
Save and close the Microsoft Excel spreadsheet and preview your changes in ArcGIS Survey123 Connect.
In ArcGIS Survey123 Connect, in the left toolbar, click Publish to publish your changes.
Click Publish survey to publish your changes, and then click OK.
Click Publish survey to publish your changes, and then click OK.

Configure the On the Move site

The Active Transportation Outreach solution includes the On the Move ArcGIS Hub site. This site can be configured with your organization's branding and used to share active transportation information with the public.

Update with organizational information

After deploying the Active Transportation Outreach solution, the On the Move Hub site layout only requires a few updates to fit your local context.

To update the site with your organizational information, complete the following steps:

Verify that you are signed in to your ArcGIS organization and browse to the On the Move site.
From the item page, click Configure.
Scroll to any sections that you want to update, hover over the card, and click the edit pencil that appears in the horizontal toolbar, and then edit the content with information specific to your organization.
In the side panel, click Footer.
A custom footer is provided. In most cases, you will need to update it with your organization's branding, contact information, and social media references.
Click the HTML box.
The HTML window appears.
Make the necessary changes and click Apply.
Click Save.
Click the Save drop-down arrow and click Publish Draft.

Share items with the public

Several layer views, maps and apps included in the Active Transportation Outreach solution must be shared with everyone so they can be accessed by the public on the On the Move site.

To share items with the public, complete the following steps:

Verify that you are signed in to your ArcGIS organization and browse to the Active Transportation Outreach folder.

Next to each of the following items, check the check box:


Name	Item type
ActiveTransportation_public	Feature layer (hosted, view)
ActiveTransportationSuggestions_public	Feature layer (hosted, view)
Walkability Survey	Feature layer (hosted, view)
Active Transportation Suggestions	Web Map
Cycling Explorer	Web Map
Pedestrian Explorer	Web Map
Active Transportation Suggestions	Instant App
Cycling Explorer	Dashboard
Pedestrian Explorer	Dashboard
Walkability Survey	Form
On the Move	Hub Site Application

Click Share.
In the Share window, click Everyone (public) and click Save.
The Warning: Sharing editable layers publicly message appears notifying you that you are sharing editable layers publicly.
Click Update.
At the top of the site, click Groups.
Open the Active Transportation Suggestions group page and click the Settings tab.
Under Who can view this group, click Everyone (public).

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