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.