#OpenThePaths
NEW STORY // Advocates Gather at UW, Pushing for Safer, More Accessible Streets

By Carolyn Bick, via @theurbanist.org // 🔗 www.theurbanist.org/2026/03/07/a...
Advocates Gather at UW, Pushing for Safer, More Accessible Streets » The Urbanist
# At UW’s OpenThePaths conference, elected officials, advocacy leaders, and researchers brainstormed strategies to transform streets to be safe, sustainable, and accessible for all. While overcoming d...
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March 7, 2026 at 7:16 PM
OpenThePaths 2026 1 week away. @conveyal.com + @wsdot.wa.gov share “Bringing Sidewalk Data into a Washington Statewide Access to Destinations Analysis” toolchains, integration patterns, constraints, uses for sidewalk a11y data. tcat.cs.washington.edu/OTP2026
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February 19, 2026 at 12:24 AM
Join the 8th OpenThePaths conference on March 27–28, 2025, at the University of Washington or online. Explore how open data supports accessibility and multimodal travel.

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OpenThePaths 2025: Advancing Complete Streets Through Data, Collaboration, and Advocacy – Transportation Data Exchange Initiative
Improving travel experiences through open transportation data exchange
tdei.cs.washington.edu
February 28, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Anat, Tanisha, & Amara brought together a powerful group of accessibility advocates & data scientists.

Honored to be asked to present on our Megaproject for Safety to this impressive group at #openthepaths
Glad I made it to the #openthepaths conference hosted by UW @taskarcenter.bsky.social and the amazing Anat Caspi and team. Extra motivated getting me going after hearing from @kirkhovenkotter.com and fun banter with my table mate @lauraloeseattle.bsky.social
March 29, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Glad I made it to the #openthepaths conference hosted by UW @taskarcenter.bsky.social and the amazing Anat Caspi and team. Extra motivated getting me going after hearing from @kirkhovenkotter.com and fun banter with my table mate @lauraloeseattle.bsky.social
March 28, 2025 at 8:38 PM
#UWAllen's @taskarcenter.bsky.social created OS-CONNECT with support from #waleg. It's the first statewide data set to enable communities across WA to map pedestrian infrastructure and transit access to #OpenThePaths. #AIforGood #Accessibility #Vision0 #ThisIsUW www.washington.edu/news/2025/03...
OS-CONNECT data set helps pedestrians find accessible routes all over Washington state
A new data set called OS-CONNECT maps sidewalks and other pedestrian paths statewide, from Forks on the Olympic Peninsula to Clarkston in the southeast. In House Bill 1125, the Washington State...
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March 27, 2025 at 12:28 AM
We're sharing a new browser-first toolkit for working with #OpenStreetMap tomorrow afternoon. Even if you missed the registration for #OpenThePaths 2026, stay tuned for more details and recordings of the sessions.
OpenThePaths 2026 1 week away. @conveyal.com + @wsdot.wa.gov share “Bringing Sidewalk Data into a Washington Statewide Access to Destinations Analysis” toolchains, integration patterns, constraints, uses for sidewalk a11y data. tcat.cs.washington.edu/OTP2026
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February 25, 2026 at 6:24 PM
OS-CONNECT Gives Washington a Complete Pedestrian Map - Washington's first statewide pedestrian map, #OSCONNECT, goes public at #OpenThePaths2026, Feb 26-27, University of Washington - www.disabled-world.com/news/events/...
OS-CONNECT Gives Washington a Complete Pedestrian Map
Washington's first statewide pedestrian map, OS-CONNECT, goes public at OpenThePaths 2026, Feb 26-27, University of Washington.
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February 18, 2026 at 8:04 PM
OpenThePaths 2026, a FREE virtual event 2/26–2/27. Washington state is the first to develop a statewide routable mapped inventory of sidewalks. Day 1 focus on applications of data; Day 2 focuses on responsibility, funding, & long-term stewardship. www.traffictechnologytoday.com/news/vulnera...
Washington state launches first statewide pedestrian network map | Traffic Technology Today
Washington launches OS-CONNECT, the first statewide routable pedestrian network map in the US, covering 90% of the population
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March 3, 2026 at 3:41 PM
TCAT’s commitment to Transit Equity is year‑round!
Late‑day post, but mobility justice doesn’t clock out...
For #TransitEquityDay, we’re looking ahead to #OpenThePaths 2026, a space to rethink how people move and how data can drive safer, more accessible streets.

🔗 Details: tinyurl.com/OTP26
#OTP26
February 5, 2026 at 4:14 AM
Data on sidewalks and other pedestrian and transit infrastructure can help stakeholders around Washington to create more accessible, livable communities. @taskarcenter.bsky.social is hosting #OpenThePaths at @uofwa.uw.edu Feb. 26-27 to explore how to turn data into action. #accessibility #VisionZero
OpenThePaths 2026 1 week away. @conveyal.com + @wsdot.wa.gov share “Bringing Sidewalk Data into a Washington Statewide Access to Destinations Analysis” toolchains, integration patterns, constraints, uses for sidewalk a11y data. tcat.cs.washington.edu/OTP2026
@uwcse.bsky.social
February 20, 2026 at 5:40 PM