{"416791":{"#nid":"416791","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Cycle Atlanta Wins Research of the Year Award from Young Professionals in Transportation","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EA smartphone app and related study for Atlanta bicyclists has won the first-ever \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/yptransportation.org\/2015\/05\/20\/announcing-the-1st-annual-ypt-award-winners\/\u0022\u003EExcellence in Innovation \/ Research of the Year Award\u003C\/a\u003E from the Young Professionals in Transportation (YPT) organization.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/cycleatlanta.org\/\u0022\u003ECycle Atlanta\u003C\/a\u003E app, developed by CEE\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/cee.gatech.edu\/people\/faculty\/5861\/overview\u0022\u003EKari Watkins\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ledantec.net\/\u0022\u003EChristopher Le Dantec\u003C\/a\u003E from the School of Literature, Media, and Communication, tracks the routes cyclists travel through the city and allows them to note amenities or problems along the way.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EThat helps other riders, and it helps the city develop cycling infrastructure in the right places.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u201c\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/altaplanning.com\/\u0022\u003EAlta Planning + Design\u003C\/a\u003E and the City of Atlanta used the data we collected in Cycle Atlanta \u2014 which corridors do cyclists currently prefer \u2014 in their planning process for the larger study,\u201d Watkins said. \u201cThey were able to conclude things like [cyclists\u2019] desire to use Peachtree Street as evidenced by the large number of trips there despite no bike infrastructure. We were also able to see [cyclists\u2019] preference for bike infrastructure by looking at trips before and after the eastside BeltLine was opened.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EIn the award announcement, YPT noted the significant reach of the app and the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.atlantaga.gov\/index.aspx?page=1090\u0022\u003ECycle Atlanta: Phase 1.0 Study\u003C\/a\u003E in shaping how bike riders travel through the city to a variety of daily destinations:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u201c[The project] represents a strategy to create a complete and connected network of high-quality bicycle facilities in the core of Atlanta. The focus of the study is on five cycling corridors that extend from the Atlanta BeltLine into the center of the city. Completing the bikeway network along each of these corridors will improve cycling conditions and expand route options that are desirable for a wide range of cyclists.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EThe study, led by Brad Davis and Josh Mello from Alta Planning + Design, wrapped up in spring 2014. Now neighborhoods, the city, and the Georgia Department of Transportation are using it to coordinate bike projects along the five study corridors.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EAtlanta officials also used the research to develop some of the projects included in the city\u2019s recently passed infrastructure bond referendum.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EMeanwhile, Watkins said her team continues to refine the Cycle Atlanta app and find new uses for the data.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u201cThe Atlanta Regional Commission is now working with us to expand usage of the app regionally,\u201d she said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u201cSince the beginning, Atlanta Bike Coalition has been a strong promotional advocate to build up the number of users who are recording trips. Those organizations were also the ones who funded the larger study so that the city could hire a consultant to work on it. It takes a village to collect bike data!\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA smartphone app and related study for Atlanta bicyclists has won the first-ever\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/yptransportation.org\/2015\/05\/20\/announcing-the-1st-annual-ypt-award-winners\/\u0022\u003EExcellence in Innovation \/ Research of the Year Award\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;from the Young Professionals in Transportation organization.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"A smartphone app and related study for Atlanta bicyclists has won the first-ever Excellence in Innovation \/ Research of the Year Award from the Young Professionals in Transportation organization."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2015-06-19 14:45:16","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:18:41","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-06-19T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2015-06-19T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"161641":{"id":"161641","type":"image","title":"Cycle Atlanta Photo 5","body":null,"created":"1449178908","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:41:48","changed":"1475894796","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:46:36","alt":"Cycle Atlanta Photo 5","file":{"fid":"195434","name":"cycleatlanta-005.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/cycleatlanta-005_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/cycleatlanta-005_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":449586,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/cycleatlanta-005_0.jpg?itok=dzOow_W5"}}},"media_ids":["161641"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/ce.gatech.edu\/","title":"School of Civil and Environmental Engineering"}],"groups":[{"id":"1316","name":"Green Buzz"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"181","name":"alternative transportation"},{"id":"90781","name":"biking"},{"id":"4776","name":"civil and environmental engineering"},{"id":"46191","name":"Cycle Atlanta"},{"id":"479","name":"Green Buzz"},{"id":"166890","name":"sustainability"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:josh.stewart@ce.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EJosh Stewart\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESchool of Civil and Environmental Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}