Data Sources

POINTS OF INTEREST DATA

Dataset Changes to Data Source
Schools  Buffer the area to 400m, which is the 5-minute walking distance preferred by urban planners OpenData Kelowna (School)
Urban Centre Commercial Select by attributes → select the C4 type → clip the table → create new layer → buffer 400m OpenData Kelowna (Zoning Code)
Park Select by attributes → select the attribute contains “developed” → clip the table → create new layer → buffer 400m OpenData Kelowna (Park)

DEMOGRAPHIC DATA

Dataset Changes to Data Source
% of people spending 30% of income on housing Aggregated Renters and House Owners into 1 column. 2016 Canadian Census
Racial minorities All census visible minorities were grouped into 1 category. 2016 Canadian Census
Transport time to work People who’s commute is 15 minutes or less. 2016 Canadian Census
Transport method to work Grouped between motorized and active (biking and walking) . 2016 Canadian Census

ROAD & BASE DATA

Dataset Changes to Data Source
Active Transportation Counting Sites Parse into bike only counts. Average users/day over 1 year. OpenData Kelowna (Active Transportation Counting Sites)
Active Transportation Network Kept only Bike Lanes, Cycle Tracks, and shared paths (paved) OpenData Kelowna (Active Transportation Network)
City Boundary Used as base data OpenData Kelowna (City Boundary)
Contour 1m (2019) Converted from DWG to points to TIN, then to raster DEM OpenData Kelowna (Contour)
Lanes Used as base data OpenData Kelowna (Lanes)
Roads Kept only public paved roads, acquired slope OpenData Kelowna (Roads)
Walkway Parsed areas used as pedestrian-cycling path. OpenData Kelowna (Walkway)

Works Cited

City of Kelowna, By-law No. 8000, Consolidated Zoning Bylaw (26 October, 2015). s14.4, from https://apps.kelowna.ca/CityPage/Docs/PDFs/Bylaws/Zoning%20Bylaw%20No.%208000/Section%2014%20-%20Commercial%20Zones.pdf?v=9DBD821E7A1D3380D5635773EBDC0636

City of Kelowna, By-law No. 8120, Consolidated Traffic Bylaw (26 August, 2002). s9.1.2(a), from https://www.kelowna.ca/sites/files/1/docs/roads-transportation/part_09_-_cycle_regulations.pdf

City of Vancouver. (2017, March 01). Transportation Design Guidelines: All Ages and Abilities Cycling Routes. Retrieved from https://vancouver.ca/files/cov/design-guidelines-for-all-ages-and-abilities-cycling-routes.pdf

European Commission on Mobility & Transport. (2019, June 18). Developing a cycle network for your city. Retrieved from https://ec.europa.eu/transport/themes/urban/cycling/guidance-cycling-projects-eu/planning-cycling-cities/cycle-network_en

Global Designing Cities Initiative. (n.d.). Cycle Networks. Retrieved from https://globaldesigningcities.org/publication/global-street-design-guide/designing-streets-people/designing-for-cyclists/cycle-networks/

Hayes, K. (2017). Kelowna 6th-fastest growing city in Canada. Global News. Retrieved from https://globalnews.ca/news/3235870/kelowna-6th-fastest-growing-city-in-canada/

Harvey, D. (2009). The right to the city.  In Social Justice and the City. Athens: University of Georgia Press, pp.315-332

Mehaffy, M. W., Porta, S., & Romice, O. (2014;2015;). The “neighborhood unit” on trial: A case study in the impacts of urban morphology. Journal of Urbanism, 8(2), 199-217.

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