OTP26 Day 1 Session 1: Anat Caspi — Arriving Together: A Community Advocating for Reach and Access

Speaker: Anat Caspi — Opening: Arriving Together Subtitle: Why pedestrian data defines access, not just infrastructure Description: In this opening session, Anat Caspi reframes pedestrian infrastructure as a question of access and reach rather than assets on the ground. She introduces OS-CONNECT and TDEI as systems designed to make pedestrian networks legible, measurable, and actionable across planning, policy, and operations. The talk situates the statewide dataset within a broader ecosystem of tools, workflows, and community input that enable meaningful use. She also sets expectations for the convening: participants are active contributors. The focus is on identifying what works, what is missing, and what is required to move from data availability to real-world outcomes. Connection to theme Connecting people and places requires making access visible across systems. The freedom to reach depends on turning gaps into actionable knowledge. Chapters 00:00 Welcome and framing 02:31 Access vs infrastructure 07:14 OS-CONNECT overview 10:45 Ecosystem and tools 15:06 What good use looks like What is this: The Taskar Center’s OpenThePaths convening is an annual two-day gathering focused on nondrivers’ freedom to move through the world, and on how shared stewardship of pedestrian and transit data enables communities and helps practitioners realize better more accessible built environments. learn more: https://tcat.cs.washington.edu Tags pedestrian data, accessibility, urban planning, OS-CONNECT, transportation equity, TCAT, walkability, ADA planning, OpenThePaths.