The City of Toronto's ActiveTO Midtown Complete Street Pilot used CurbIQ to understand the existing curbside regulations along midtown corridors. This was a key first milestone for the project.
In 2016, the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) launched Code the Curb, an initiative to create a digital inventory of the county’s curb regulations. This would require surveying the curb regulations on the ground.
At CurbIQ, we are focused on using data standards that are most beneficial to our end users. We track what is being asked for, what new standards are emerging, and involve ourselves in the formulation of these standards where possible.
Unmanaged on-street parking can undermine off-street parking solutions. A curb management solution can address these problems by creating, managing, and sharing parking regulations in a visual and easy-to-navigate way.
A future proof curb is designed and managed with the built-in capacity to quickly adapt to change. This can be supported by digitizing the curbside inventory.
The City of Toronto's ActiveTO Midtown Complete Street Pilot used CurbIQ to understand the existing curbside regulations along midtown corridors. This was a key first milestone for the project.
The ability to foresee how the curbside would look in different scenarios helps to answer the what-if questions and leads to data-driven decisions.
Watch the recording of our recent webinar about our curb digitization pilot project in collaboration with Urban Movement Labs. We covered the trends, challenges, and lessons learned from each curbside data collection method, and concluded with a thought-provoking session on the future of curb digitization.
Watch the ReplayAt CurbIQ, we are focused on using data standards that are most beneficial to our end users. We track what is being asked for, what new standards are emerging, and involve ourselves in the formulation of these standards where possible.
Availability of as-built curbside GIS data is often scarce. Fortunately, there are open source GIS data and tools available. The CurbIQ team uses two main open source initiatives to create curbside inventories.
In 2016, the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) launched Code the Curb, an initiative to create a digital inventory of the county’s curb regulations. This would require surveying the curb regulations on the ground.
The power of curbside data is enormous. By analyzing this data cities can understand the potential of the curbside to generate revenue, allocate space more efficiently, and communicate better with the public.
Every third Friday of September, people across the world temporarily repurpose selected street parking spaces and convert them to small parks as part of PARK(ing) Day.
Cities are looking at a variety of ways to collect information about their curbs without realizing they may already have the data they need.
Google and TriMet created the first-ever open-source transit dataset in 2005. Since then, hundreds of transit agencies worldwide have released open-source GTFS feeds.
The restaurant industry has been devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Those remaining in business have had to adapt their model and find creative ways to operate.
We’ve previously shown how quick and easy it can be for a city to get started by digitizing their existing curbside regulations. But once you’ve done that, what’s next?
Despite the increasing demand for curb space, how cities regulate and communicate curbside information is outdated, inefficient, and confusing.
Nearly a year ago, surges in COVID-19 cases prompted mass shutdowns worldwide and set the scene for what would become our new shared reality.
Curb Manager was designed to help municipal staff efficiently update, create, review, and publish curbside regulations on a user-friendly platform. Now it can also be used as a pandemic response tool.
