Walksheds User Manual

Walksheds User Manual⚓︎

This user manual explains how to use the TDEI Walksheds tool.

For a list of all guides on the TCAT Wiki, refer to the Guides List.

About Walksheds⚓︎

The TDEI Walksheds tool calculates pedestrian walkshed areas around a specified origin point.

A walkshed is the region reachable by pedestrians (on foot or by mobility device) within a given travel time or cost budget, given the characteristics of the surrounding pedestrian network: sidewalks, crossings, slopes, and barriers such as curbs and stairs.

Unlike a simple distance radius, a walkshed reflects real-world travel conditions. Two points equidistant from an origin may have very different costs to reach depending on slope, raised curbs or stairs, or whether the route requires crossing a busy street. The result is a realistic map of accessible space from your chosen origin point.

A TDEI account is required to sign in. You can register for one at portal.tdei.us/register.

Quick Start⚓︎

1. Register for a TDEI Portal account (portal.tdei.us/register) and sign in to the Walksheds tool (walkshed.tdei.us)
2. Select a dataset in the Datasets tab and click Build Router
3. Configure preferences in the Preferences tab, or choose a profile
4. Click on the map to set an origin point and choose a travel time budget
5. Read the results: reachable paths are highlighted in blue

Table of Contents⚓︎

Walksheds User Manual Table of Contents

Getting Started⚓︎

This section explains how to sign in, load a dataset, configure preferences, and generate your first walkshed.

Interface Overview⚓︎

This section introduces the Walksheds interface, including the sidebar tabs, map controls, and legend.

Mobility Profiles and Preferences⚓︎

This section explains how to select a pre-defined mobility profile and how to customize individual routing preferences.

Inspecting and Editing Features⚓︎

This section explains how to inspect network edges on the map, edit their attributes, and review or remove changes.

Scenarios⚓︎

This section explains how to save walksheds as named scenarios and use them to compare results across different configurations or datasets.

Datasets⚓︎

This section explains how to select a TDEI dataset and build the routing graph used for walkshed calculations.

Batches⚓︎

This section explains how to use the Batch tab to run multiple walkshed calculations from a single CSV file.

Walkshed Information & Sidewalk Score⚓︎

This section explains how to view walkshed statistics and the Sidewalk Score feature of the Walksheds tool.