Measuring access to community amenities

A study of which neighborhoods have limited access to community amenities.

What I did

I measured network access, combined it with socioeconomic indicators, and identified underserved areas.

Result: The analysis supported a $750K federal award.

Tools

  • Network analysis
  • Isochrones
  • Spatial aggregation
  • Weighted scoring

Internal scoring inputs and decision records are not shared.

Workflow

How access to amenities was compared
A diagram of the method, not a map of the study area.
Technical details

City of Lewisville · Software Developer - GIS

The City needed to compare access to amenities using street routes and local socioeconomic conditions.

  • Map the areas reachable through the street network.
  • Summarize access for each census tract.
  • Combine access and socioeconomic measures with weighted scores.

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