OpenSidewalks
@OpenSidewalks
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Advocating for an intuitive OSM pedestrian standard that facilitates accessible routing.
Seattle, WA
Joined July 2016
Wildfires, flash floods, and earthquakes are part of our lives in California. If you were asked to leave your home in an emergency as a person with a disability, would you know what to do? (1/3)
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Join us at https://t.co/EMFqPgjtVt to hear luminaries like Karen Braitmayer @kbrtmyr speak about mobility equity and the roadmap to getting there!
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Learn more and participate in our upcoming annual conference… register: https://t.co/8o4AySj2VM
#accessibility #moveequity #mobilityequity #DisabilityInclusion
From Seattle to São Paulo, @UW #UWAllen’s @TaskarCenter is working with @G3ict, @Microsoft's #AI for #accessibility program and local partners to make cities—and their sidewalks—smarter and safer for everyone: https://t.co/BvYlNJWkQn
@OpenSidewalks @uwengineering #a11y #CSforGood
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Join us next week for an unprecedented global hackathon. Begins in Tokyo, advances to Seattle. We will have @OpenSidewalks in-person and online breakouts. Join this international civic collab, #maketechdogood @DemocracyLab @codeforjapan @CodeforAll !
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Our amazing team!
This is quite fantastic for our @OpenSidewalks team. Amazing work through partnerships and #communityengagement. #SmartCity #a11y #moveequity
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This is a great event if you are able…
#FedGeoDay is back & in-person! Learn more about this live, in-person conference that brings together federal program managers, technology leaders, industry partners, NGOs, & others to gather, share ideas, learn, & network: https://t.co/2zxX8qwoAP
#ShoutoutSaturday #opensource
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transportation and mobility inequity is real and it is pervasive! transportation DATA inequity is just one contributing factor. #moveequity
Today, my colleagues saw a presentation from SDOT that only reinforces what we in Southeast Seattle already know: Our streets are not safe. They are not safe for kids, for elders, for people with low vision, for anyone who cannot drive for health-related or economic reasons.
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@ITS_USDOT U.S. Dept of Transportation includes the @TaskarCenter Transportation Data Equity Initiative #TDEI among 4 projects to Receive $27M to Improve Transportation Mobility and Access for Ppl with Disabilities #moveequity
transportation.gov
As part of its comprehensive strategy to support accessibility across all modes of transportation for all travelers, the U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) will provide $27 million to four...
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#moveequity is about investment in the fabric of our communities- sidewalks, those infrastructure pieces that link every mode of transportation, connect all of us to economic opportunities, services and social engagement! @OpenSidewalks
"The future is sidewalks. Sidewalks everywhere, sidewalks that are accessible." -@AnnaZivarts #MoveEquity #ICTD2020
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Hear about our efforts with @OpenSidewalks and the #TDEI transportation data equity initiative on @KUOW right now! keep promoting #moveequity!
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Happy #GAAD Global Accessibility Awareness Day! Join us tomorrow and bring awareness to access concerns in your own 'hood-sign up to learn how to #map your community for accessibility and how to organize an @opensidewalks #cityteam (get your #friends...)
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Congrats to the #map4dataequity Team Challenge #winners: 1-umbraOSM (Sao Paulo), 2-team LAHJ (Quito), 3-felipewheel (Providencia)! Teams mapped almost 200 miles of accessibility-informed pedestrian network in 5 cities! #gischat stay tuned 4 the next @OpenSidewalks challenge
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What makes a #Sidewalk safe? Read our latest blog to learn more from Geisa Sousa Santos, an AI for Inclusive Urban Sidewalks Project Participant in #SãoPaulo. In English https://t.co/5dFcileVAW In Portuguese https://t.co/txLmWp2vFJ
#InclusiveSidewalks #AI #Pedestrians #Brazil
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In association with @Microsoft through @SmartCityA11y @G3ict, workshop #3 "AI for Inclusive Urban Sidewalks" is happening now - https://t.co/plbSmknsAw We encourage more cities to partner with us for inclusive sidewalks through our work in 5 cities in 4 countries.
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Come learn more about mapping for accessibility and how cities can benefit at #ZeroCon22. This is a big deal for @OpenSidewalks and we are honored for this opportunity.
Join speakers on Feb. 25 as they share the approach to collecting the data in 5 cities in #Americas to inform the @OpenSidewalks tool that helps persons with disabilities to build the route which responds to their individual needs. Watch https://t.co/4vcWkJ146V
#ZeroCon22
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Our effort has collectively added more than 1,100 @opensidewalks changesets accounting for sidewalks, crossings, curbramps and other accessibility features since #map4dataequity team challenge started in December! Powerful collabs bring amazing ppl together!
Tuca Munhoz, Accessibility Consultant in #SãoPaulo, #Brazil highlights two key themes on #Accessibility and/or walkability on city #Sidewalks. Read the latest #SmartCities4All blog in English https://t.co/Lq7vSHrSGt or Portuguese https://t.co/1MLZ5GORNO
@TaskarCenter
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We made it into Coffee Briefing Jan. 4, 2022 – accessibility maps!! #map4dataequity
https://t.co/PG4iwy8uDq via @itworldca
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Navigating sidewalks can be tricky for people with disabilities. Discover how @Microsoft and @OpenSidewalks are harnessing #OpenData to map the accessibility of streets in Washington State and beyond ⬇️
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Read more about AccessMap’s move to mobile and plans to expand the app in future: https://t.co/4dmPaB9kRD 2/2
news.cs.washington.edu
There are many options for mapping and route planning on a smartphone, but one thing they all have in common is their car-centric nature. Those apps that do support pedestrian navigation tend to make...
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Taskar Center launches first mobile version of AccessMap pedestrian trip planning tool for Android and iOS promoting disability inclusion in new mobility- https://t.co/j6leAnrGXL
@TaskarCenter #accessmapapp #disabilityinclusion #moveequity #IDPWD2021
news.cs.washington.edu
There are many options for mapping and route planning on a smartphone, but one thing they all have in common is their car-centric nature. Those apps that do support pedestrian navigation tend to make...
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