network dataset for walking and public transportation in California

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08-05-2015 10:54 AM
ChuncuiFan
New Contributor

Hi everyone,

We used U.S. Detailed Streets in Smart Data Compression (SDC) format provided in the ESRI Data & Maps/StreetMap USA DVD to measure cost of drive time in Network Analyst. We would like to conduct a multimodal network analysis and take into account different travel modes to measure travel time in California.  Does anyone know what data source to use to create a multimodal network that includes bus & pedestrian? I tried to create a new network dataset, but the SDC formatted Street feature class cannot be added on to the new network dataset. Thanks!

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MelindaMorang
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You can download this package of tools from ArcGIS Online to create a network dataset that uses GTFS transit schedule data.

http://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=0fa52a75d9ba4abcad6b88bb6285fae1

The download includes instructions on how to set it up.

However, you will have to have an editable street feature class that you can use as the basis for your network dataset.  You can obtain streets from your city, county, or metropolitan planning organization, OpenStreetMap, or from Esri's Streetmap Premium product (a newer file geodatabase version rather than the old SDC version you're using).

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