An Open Data and Transportation Equity Conference
The University of Washington’s Transportation Data Equity Initiative (TDEI) will host the 5th annual OpenThePaths conference from April 25-26, 2024. This year we will focus on “The Rides Not Taken”, highlighting how transportation inequalities affect people and communities. We’ll explore how these inequalities lead some individuals and groups to limit their use of transportation systems or even avoid them altogether. These disparities impact many areas of life, including health, education, and socio-economic status.
The conference highlights continued work of the TDEI, partners and developers working on transportation data collection and data standardization, with a particular focus on information relating to sidewalks, transit centers and paratransit services. Further, this conference aims to advance TDEI work through collaboration and informed discussion with community partners.
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Follow along OpenThePaths schedule with our 2024 Conference Guide, complete with session materials, descriptions and agendas.
Thursday, April 25; 9 AM – 5 PM
Zoom Link
- 9 AM: Welcome (Room 271)
- 9:45 AM: WA Data for On-Demand Transit Workgroup (Room 271)
- 11 AM: OTP Regional Workgroup Meeting
- 12:30 PM: Lunch (Folks who register as IN-PERSON should complete this food options survey)
- 1:30 PM: Presenting findings from “Connected by Transit: The Future of Community Access” with Disability Rights Washington and Empower
- 2 PM: Transit Rider Experience Panel
- 2:30 PM: SDOT Pedestrian Access Advisory Committee Meeting (Room 271)
- 3 PM: Translating Experiences to Data
- 4 PM: Reception in Zillow Commons
Friday, April 26; 9AM – 5PM
Zoom Link
- 9 AM: Welcome (Zillow Commons)
- 9:15 AM: Paulo Nunes-Ueno Keynote
- 10 AM: TDEI Data Workshop
- 10 AM: Storytelling to Data Workshop (Room 371)
- 12 PM: Lunch (Folks who register as IN-PERSON should complete this food options survey)
- 12 PM: Pedestrian Access & Cycle Data at Meta Maps
- 1 PM: Coordinating Cross County Transportation Options
- 2 PM: On-Demand Transit Coordinator Experience Panel
- 4:15 PM: No-host Happy Hour at Eureka
The Transportation Data Equity Initiative is an open data project by the Taskar Center for Accessible Technology (TCAT) and the Washington State Transportation Center (TRAC) at the University of Washington in Seattle, WA.
The Taskar Center for Accessible Technology (TCAT) develops open source universally accessible technologies with a focus on benefiting populations with motor limitations or speech impairment—uwtcat@uw.edu.