Scaling Crowd+AI Sidewalk Accessibility Assessments: Initial Experiments Examining Label Quality and Cross-city Training on Performance

Michael Duan, Sho Kiami, Logan Milandin, Johnson Kuang, Mikey Saugstad, Maryam Hosseini, Jon E. Froehlich

Poster Proceedings of ASSETS'22 | Acceptance Rate: 58.9% (43 / 73)

keywords: computer vision, urban informatics, deep learning, sidewalk assessment, sidewalk accessibility

PDF | doi | Citation | Project Sidewalk • Deep Learning for Sidewalk Assessment

The Future of Urban Accessibility for People with Disabilities: Data Collection, Analytics, Policy, and Tools

Jon E. Froehlich, Yochai Eisenberg, Maryam Hosseini, Fabio Miranda, Marc Adams, Anat Caspi, Holger Dieterich, Heather Feldner, Aldo Gonzalez, Claudina de Gyves, Joy Hammel, Reuben Kirkham, Melanie Kneisel, Delphine Labbé, Stephen J. Mooney, Victor Pineda, Cláudia Pinhão, Ana Rodríguez, Manaswi Saha, Mikey Saugstad, Judy L. Shanley, Ather Sharif, Qing Shen, Claudio Silva, Maarten Sukel, Eric K. Tokuda, Sebastian Felix Zappe, Anna Zivarts

Extended Abstract ASSETS'22 Workshop on The Future of Urban Accessibility

keywords: accessible urban navigation, urban informatics, urban accessibility, sidewalks, sidewalk accessibility, urban visualization

PDF | doi | Citation | Project Sidewalk • Urban Accessibility Evolution • Deep Learning for Sidewalk Assessment • Accessibility-Infused Maps

A Pilot Study of Sidewalk Equity in Seattle Using Crowdsourced Sidewalk Assessment Data

Chu Li, Lisa Orii, Mikey Saugstad, Stephen J. Mooney, Yochai Eisenberg, Delphine Labbé, Joy Hammel, Jon E. Froehlich

UrbanAccess 2022

keywords: urban informatics, sidewalk equity, data science, spatial patterns

PDF | doi | Citation | Project Sidewalk • Sidewalk Equity

Towards Global-Scale Crowd+AI Techniques to Map and Assess Sidewalks for People with Disabilities

Maryam Hosseini, Mikey Saugstad, Fabio Miranda, Andres Sevtsuk, Cláudio T. Silva, Jon E. Froehlich

CVPR2022 Workshop: Accessibility, Vision, and Autonomy (AVA)

keywords: accessible cities, urban informatics, urban accessibility, sidewalk assessment, sidewalk accessibility, sidewalk visualization

PDF | doi | Citation | Project Sidewalk • Deep Learning for Sidewalk Assessment

The Future of Global-Scale Spatial Data Collection and Analyses on Urban (in)Accessibility for People with Disabilities

Jon E. Froehlich, Fabio Miranda, Maryam Hosseini, Nicholas Bolten, Anat Caspi, Roberto M. Cesar Jr., Holger Dieterich, Yochai Eisenberg, Victor Pineda, Manaswi Saha, Mikey Saugstad, Andres Sevtsuk, Cláudio T. Silva, Eric K. Tokuda, Sebastian Felix Zappe

Extended Abstract Spatial Data Science Symposium 2021

keywords: accessibility, accessible urban navigation, wheelchair, urban informatics, urban accessibility, human mobility

PDF | Citation | Project Sidewalk • Urban Accessibility Evolution • Deep Learning for Sidewalk Assessment • AccessVis • Accessibility-Infused Maps • Sidewalk Gallery

Sidewalk Gallery: An Interactive, Filterable Image Gallery of Over 500,000 Sidewalk Accessibility Problems

Michael Duan, Aroosh Kumar, Mikey Saugstad, Aileen Zeng, Ilia Savin, Jon E. Froehlich

Extended Abstract Proceedings of ASSETS 2021 | Acceptance Rate: 61.8% (55 / 89) | Best Artifact Runner-up Award

keywords: crowdsourcing accessibility, sidewalks, human mobility, sidewalk problems, image gallery, open data

PDF | doi | Citation | Project Sidewalk • Sidewalk Gallery

Experimental Crowd+AI Approaches to Track Accessibility Features in Sidewalk Intersections Over Time

Ather Sharif, Paari Gopal, Mikey Saugstad, Shiven Bhatt, Raymond Fok, Galen Weld, Kavi Dey, Jon E. Froehlich

Extended Abstract Proceedings of ASSETS 2021 | Acceptance Rate: 61.8% (55 / 89)

keywords: accessibility, crowdsourcing accessibility, urban informatics, urban accessibility, tracking urban change

PDF | doi | Citation | Project Sidewalk • Urban Accessibility Evolution

Sidewalk Accessibility in the US and Mexico: Policies, Tools, and A Preliminary Case Study

Jon E. Froehlich, Mikey Saugstad, Edgar Martínez, Rebeca de Buen Kalman

Extended Abstract Workshop Proceedings of Civic Tech 2020

keywords: urban informatics, urban accessibility, Mexico, sidewalk assessment, sidewalk accessibility, disability rights

PDF | doi | Citation | Project Sidewalk

Towards Mapping and Assessing Sidewalk Accessibility Across Socio-cultural and Geographic Contexts

Jon E. Froehlich, Mikey Saugstad, Manaswi Saha, Matthew Johnson

Extended Abstract Data4Good

keywords: urban informatics, urban accessibility, sidewalks, Mexico, sidewalk assessment, sidewalk accessibility, policy, disability rights

PDF | doi | Citation | Project Sidewalk

Project Sidewalk: A Web-based Crowdsourcing Tool for Collecting Sidewalk Accessibility Data at Scale

Manaswi Saha, Mikey Saugstad, Teja Maddali, Aileen Zeng, Ryan Holland, Steven Bower, Aditya Dash, Sage Chen, Anthony Li, Kotaro Hara, Jon E. Froehlich

Proceedings of CHI 2019 | Acceptance Rate: 23.8% (705 / 2960) | Best Paper Award

keywords: mobility impairments, gis, wheelchair, crowdsourcing, urban accessibility

PDF | doi | Citation | Code | Project Sidewalk

A Pilot Deployment of an Online Tool for Large-Scale Virtual Auditing of Urban Accessibility

Manaswi Saha, Kotaro Hara, Soheil Behnezhad, Anthony Li, Mikey Saugstad, Teja Maddali, Sage Chen, Jon E. Froehlich

Extended Abstract Proceedings of ASSETS 2017

keywords: crowdsourcing, gis, mobility impairments, urban accessibility

PDF | doi | Citation | Project Sidewalk