Mobility Study of Ferndale, Michigan
Mobility Study of Ferndale, Michigan
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In the city of Ferndale, a suburb of Detroit, transportation access plays a critical role in connecting residents to daily needs and essential services. The result of the Motorcity focusing on car production means much of the region adopted cars as a primary means of transportation and lacks alternative options for getting around. This project examines Ferndale’s current transportation conditions with a focus on accessibility to the regional SMART bus routes and the ability of residents to reach key services by walking and public transit.
Using regional benchmarks from the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments' (SEMCOG), the analysis evaluates access to bus stops and fixed-route transit coverage and travel times to two essential services: grocery stores and hospitals, providing a clear picture of how effectively the city’s transportation network supports equitable and reliable access for its residents.
Results
The first analysis of Ferndale's current transportation situation was focused on access to the SMART bus routes for the residents by walking and by combination of walking and bus. The analysis was done utilizing ArcGIS Pro's Network Analysis tools, creating a Network Dataset from street data and GTFS to simulate the transportation network. A Service Area Analysis was done to show the coverage of SMART's FAST (BRT) bus stops for both walking to stops and a combination of walking buses. Access to the regional transit is shown below.
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The second and third analysis used the same network as before, and used the Origin-Destination Cost Matrix to analyze access to the services. Zoning parcels were used as the origin points and the destinations were 17 hospitals in a 10 mile radius. Below are the results for access to hospitals by walking and by bus.
Key Maps & Visualizations
Ferndale zoning and land use map showing residential, commercial, and mixed-use districts
Walking service area maps for SMART bus stops and FAST rapid transit stops
Public transit accessibility maps combining walking and bus travel
Walking and transit accessibility maps for supermarkets
Walking and transit accessibility maps for hospitals
GIS Editing & Processing Tools
Network Dataset creation and network analysis
Service Area Analysis for transit accessibility
Origin–Destination Cost Matrix analysis
Spatial selection and feature layer creation
Attribute table analysis and statistical calculations
Shapefile creation and feature layer management
Technical Tools & Data Sources
ArcGIS Pro
Road network datasets
GTFS transit data from SMART Bus
Parcel and community boundary datasets
Supermarket and hospital location datasets
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