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title: Event Summary Report
tags:
    - External
    - User
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## Mappy New Year 2026 — Event Summary Report

### Overview

On January 19th, 2026, Taskar Center for Accessible Technology (TCAT) hosted **Mappy New Year 2026**, a virtual event focused on improving pedestrian infrastructure data to support accessibility-focused routing in **Tacoma, WA**.

| Detail       | Info                      |
|--------------|---------------------------|
| **Date**     | January 19th, 2026        |
| **Time**     | 9:00 AM PT – 12:00+ PM PT |
| **Format**   | virtual                   |
| **Location** | Zoom                      |

### OSM Mapping

Mappers contributed to **[Project #1017 — Tacoma, WA, US: Pedestrian Infrastructure | #OpenSidewalks](https://tasks.openstreetmap.us/projects/1017)** via the OSM US Tasking Manager, adding pedestrian infrastructure data to OpenStreetMap.

- **7 unique mappers** contributed edits related to this mapping event.

#### Mapping Statistics

| Metric                 | Value                                |
|------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| **Edits**              | 1,376 map edits across 31 changesets |
| **Footways mapped**    | 17.6 miles total length              |
| **Crossings mapped**   | 308 crossing ways                    |
| **Curbs mapped**       | 347 curb nodes                       |
| **Tasks mapped**       | 30                                   |
| **Tasks validated**    | 0                                    |
| **Project completion** | 3.3% at event end                    |

#### What Was Mapped

Participants focused on the following pedestrian infrastructure features:

- **Sidewalks and footways** — drawn as separate ways alongside roads
- **Crossings** — mapped as edges connecting sidewalks across intersections
- **Curbs** — placed at transition points between sidewalks and crossings
- **Attributes** — surface type, tactile paving, width, and other accessibility-relevant tags

#### Mapping Resources

- [Mapping Guide](mapping-guide.md) — tagging schema and mapping instructions
- [Validation Guide](validation-guide.md) — task validation procedures

### Impact

The data collected during this event directly supports:

- **Accessible routing** — improved trip planning for wheelchair users, people in the blind/low-vision community, and others with mobility needs through [AccessMap](https://accessmap.app/)
- **Pedestrian navigation** — more complete sidewalk and crossing data enables safer, more accurate walking and rolling directions
- **Open data** — a richer, freely available dataset for Tacoma, WA and the surrounding region

### Acknowledgments

Thank you to all participants who contributed their time and expertise. Your contributions have a lasting impact on accessibility for the Tacoma, WA community!