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WSDOT - Active Transportation Route Directness Index Points [Washington (State)]

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WSDOT - Active Transportation Route Directness Index Points [Washington (State)]
Description
This feature class represents the points that were used for the Route Directness Index calculation. These points were generated along the increasing state routes as represented by the 12/31/2023 WSDOT LRS. Points were only generated within Population Centers (using the Population Centers dataset obtained from the GIS Workbench in January 2025). Every 0.01 mile (52.8 feet) along the route a transect was created perpendicular to the route extending 500 feet on each side of the route. These points represent the midpoint of each transect. The Route Directness Index (RDI) is a ratio that compares the straight-line (crow-flies) distance from one point to another across a barrier to the actual distance imposed by the network of paths available to a traveler. RDI data is particularly relevant to pedestrian and/or bicyclist trips due to the extra time, physical energy, and exposure to weather that out of direction travel creates. A complete discussion of route directness, including potential applications to decision making, can be found Washington State Multimodal Permeability Pilot, August 2021 [https://wsdot.wa.gov/sites/default/files/2021-11/MultimodalPermeabilityPilotReport-Aug2021.pdf].RDI can be analyzed at different scales. A high-level analysis of RDI can address questions that compare population centers across the state or consider whether the RDI values are generally similar within a given population center or tend to vary in different portions of a population center. High level data could be combined with other statewide data such as crash data, transit stops, level of traffic stress data, destination data, etc. to analyze potential correlations. High level RDI data is less useful for analyzing a particular crossing location or recommending solutions to address high RDI values. A more detailed analysis is likely required when questions involve corridor studies or project evaluations. Detailed location information can refer to key destinations and crossing locations that are not captured using higher level network maps.The lowest RDI is 1 because a trip between those points can be made directly along an existing roadway. The actual methodology analyzed hypothetical trips where the start and end points were about a quarter mile apart relative to a straight line. In such a situation, an RDI of 2 would mean the trip is twice the distance it might otherwise be, or about one-half mile. Although one-half mile is not particularly far, the RDI is independent of the actual distance. We might start further down the road and if the RDI remained a 2 our trip distance would be twice as long as it could have been. The RDI thus measures the real or perceived burden or travel cost incurred by a person walking or bicycling.
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WSDOT Active Transportation
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Last modified 2025-01-30
Date Issued
2023-03-10
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For Planning use only. The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) shall not be liable for any activity involving the use of the data, including, but not limited to, lost profits or savings or any other economic or consequential damages. Nor does the WSDOT warrant the fitness of the data for use for a particular purpose, or the installation of the data, its use, or the results obtained. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Data User shall hold harmless, defend at its own expense, and indemnify WSDOT, its officers, employees, agents, and volunteers, against any and all liability, claims, losses, damages, or expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, arising from all acts or omissions of the Data User or its officers, agents, or employees in its use of the WSDOT data.
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English
Date Added
March 07, 2025

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    WSDOT Active Transportation (2023). WSDOT - Active Transportation Route Directness Index Points [Washington (State)]. . https://geo.wa.gov/datasets/WSDOT::wsdot-active-transportation-route-directness-index-points (dataset)
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