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Case Four: Making Technology Work for the Public Good

The Problem: In an effort to achieve widespread compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, a major Bay Area city needed help identifying sidewalk paths of travel that were noncompliant with ADA standards.

The PIW Solution: SMART Planning, Decision Support and Organization Capacity Building Over a two-year period, PIW worked with a team of field technicians and Geographic Information System specialists to design a database capable of handling complex field survey results. The survey identified over 150,000 locations based on a matrix of condition type, severity, and land usage. After an analysis of field survey findings, PIW created a detailed recommendation report including a phased strategy to mitigate noncompliant sidewalks.

The Result: The analysis and report provided by PIW enabled local decision makers to allocate available resources towards sidewalk improvements. The newly created database will be used to continue improving sidewalk conditions throughout the city.