Five Points: An Open-Source Framework for Carfree Trip Planning & Advocacy David D. Emory Towards Carfree Cities ‘08 Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Project Background Started in 2004 At Time, No Online Transit/Bike Trip Planning Utilities for Atlanta Area Sponsored by Local Transit Advocacy Group, Citizens for Progressive Transit (CfPT) “ Five Points” – Historic Hub of Transit and Commerce in Atlanta Project Goal: Serve as Online Hub for Transit/Carfree Information & Advocacy

Started in 2004

At Time, No Online Transit/Bike Trip Planning Utilities for Atlanta Area

Sponsored by Local Transit Advocacy Group, Citizens for Progressive Transit (CfPT)

“ Five Points” – Historic Hub of Transit and Commerce in Atlanta

Project Goal: Serve as Online Hub for Transit/Carfree Information & Advocacy

The Software

Planning a Transit Trip

Planning a Bike Trip

Changing the Bike Factors

Editing a Transit Route

Editing the Network

Articulating a Vision CfPT’s “World-Class Transit Vision” for Atlanta (see cfpt.org)

Before…

..and After

Animate the Vision System

Plan Trips on It

Starting the Server

Any Machine Can Be a Server No Proprietary Software Needed: Standard “LAMP” Setup: Linux + Apache + MySQL + PHP Apache Tomcat for Servlets Stable Internet Connection and Static IP Required

No Proprietary Software Needed:

Standard “LAMP” Setup: Linux + Apache + MySQL + PHP

Apache Tomcat for Servlets

Stable Internet Connection and Static IP Required

The Client

Where To Go From Here? Add Remaining Core Functionality Multi-User Map Editing Customized Tile Generation Support for Pedestrian Conditions Inventory Import from Google Transit Feed? Clean Up & Document Code Set up Development Website (fpdev.org) Start Adding Other Cities!

Add Remaining Core Functionality

Multi-User Map Editing

Customized Tile Generation

Support for Pedestrian Conditions Inventory

Import from Google Transit Feed?

Clean Up & Document Code

Set up Development Website (fpdev.org)

Start Adding Other Cities!

Thank You David D. Emory [email_address] (404) 477-0496 For Future Project Updates, Visit: www.fpdev.org

David D. Emory

[email_address]

(404) 477-0496

For Future Project Updates, Visit:

www.fpdev.org