Record gap verdicts

Method3.2

Take the selected assessments one at a time. For each, examine its evidence for every Priority Area, look closer with other data and local knowledge wherever the evidence points to a problem, and record a verdict: Not a gap, Moderate, or Severe.

From evidence to record

Examine every area
Treat the evidence as a prompt. Where it points to a problem, look closer before deciding. An area the evidence can’t speak to is unassessed, not clear.
Record the verdict with its evidence
Keep the figure the verdict was based on, and note why the verdict was made, especially where your judgment departs from the figure.
One record per gap
Each Moderate or Severe verdict is its own record: one area, one assessment.

Access-gap inventoryOne row per gap record

GapA short name identifying the area and the assessment.

Priority AreaThe area that received the verdict.

Area profileThe area’s designations, population, and distance and trips to the subject.

AssessmentThe gap assessment that produced the verdict.

VerdictModerate or Severe.

EvidenceThe figure the verdict was based on, with its unit and source.

NoteWhy the verdict was made.

Implied interventionThe class of improvement associated with the assessment, from Appendix A.1.

Flux walkthrough3.2

Record a verdict for every area, one assessment at a time

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Read the suggested verdict

The stage opens one assessment and steps through every Priority Area. For each, it displays the evidence, reports the reading, and suggests a verdict. Accepting moves to the next area; once every area carries a verdict, the next assessment opens.

For Pedestrian environment at North College Ave, the reading was a mean walk comfort of 0.62 across the area’s six cells. The suggestion was Moderate.

Pedestrian environment assessment for North College Ave showing a mean walk comfort of 0.62, a suggested verdict of Moderate, and the area's cells shaded by comfort tier on the map. — The suggestion is a prompt; the verdict is ours.

Look closer before accepting

The suggested verdict reflects the area as a whole. A reasonable average can hide a single route that fails, and the route that matters most is the one people would actually take to the subject. Before accepting, check conditions along those routes and weigh what you know of the place.

At North College Ave, switching the map from cells to streets showed that College Ave north of the river is both the most direct walk to the Downtown Transit Center and by far the most hostile: fast traffic, multiple lanes, and no shade. We raised the verdict to Severe and recorded why in the note, so the decision stays clear to anyone who later sees the 0.62 average.

Pedestrian environment assessment for North College Ave with Severe selected and a note reading College Ave north of the river represents both the most direct route to the station and the most uncomfortable environment by far, over a street-level walk comfort map.

Complete the set

Repeat until every area has a verdict on every selected assessment. Each Moderate or Severe verdict becomes a gap record carrying its evidence and note into Review.

Across 11 areas and four assessments we recorded 44 verdicts.

Gap assessments panel showing pedestrian environment, transfer burden, service frequency, and access distance complete with severe, moderate, and not-a-gap counts, service span skipped, and 44 of 44 verdicts recorded across the 11 Priority Areas on the map. — Review opens once every area carries a verdict on every selected assessment.