Measuring Level of Service

The conventional way

1 mi

2 mi

3 mi...

Euclidean Park Service Areas

Network Park Service Areas

Experience-Based Park Access Model

Bringing people to parks

and

parks to people.

Level of Service should consider:

• Experience
  • Does the location provide a core experience?
    • Opportunities for socializing
    • Playground
    • Open play
    • Walking or riding a bike
• Access
  • How far are citizens from core experiences and how can they access them?
  • Network access
• Local variations in access to park experiences

Modeling the Park System

Core Experience

Park Access Points

Raleigh Population

Census Blocks

Route Access

Transportation Network

Level of Service Metrics

Accessibility

1.29 mile network service area

By Census Block:

• Distance to closest park
• Accessible parks per person
• Accessible park acres per person

Level of Service Tools

Network Distance to Parks Tool

Census Block Centroids

Transit Network

Park Access Points

Routes to Nearest Park

Routes to parks within 1.29 mi

Step 1: Generate Routes from Census Blocks to Parks

Level of Service Calculator

Census Block

Parks

Routes to Nearest Park

Routes to parks within 1.29 mi

Step 2: Calculate Metrics, Score LOS

Census Blocks w/ LOS Scores

Distance to Closest Park

Accessible Parks per Person

Accessible Acreage per Person

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Level of Service

Land Acquisition Scenario

Neighborhood & Community Connections

How well does Raleigh's park system serve its population?

How well does Raleigh's park system serve its population?

How can Raleigh's park system serve its population better?

Goal

Increase LOS by improving bike and pedestrian accessibility

 Evaluation Criteria

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Pedestrian Safety

Blocks for Analysis Tool

Census Block Centroids

Parks

Census Block Centroids - Park 1

Step 1: Get Census Block Centroids within 1.29 mi of each park

Census Block Centroids - Park 2

Census Block Centroids - Park 3

Census Block Centroids - Park #

Distance to Park Tool

Census Block Centroid

Transit + Greenway Network

Park Access Points

Closest routes to park

Step 2: Create closest route from each Census Block within 1.29 mi of each park

Prioritization Analysis Tool

Closest routes w/ circuitry scores & ped safety scores

Wake County Vulnerability Data

Parks w/ ranks for circuitry, ped safety, and vulnerability

Step 3: Calculate Criteria and Score Parks

Parks

• Population: 748
• Safety Score: 10th worst

• Population: 3935
• Safety Score: 62nd worst

• Population: 5287
• Circuitry: 4th worst

• Population: 10,059
• Circuitry: 20th worst