Wed0900.Online.Emory

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

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

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!

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

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