RouteAbility is a Toronto-based group of GIS professionals with a vision of becoming the reputable of urban pedestrian mapping and infrastructure data for all major cities in Canada. At RouteAbility, we are driven by our vision of putting spatial data and location intelligence to good use by helping to integrate mobility-challenged individuals into society, and saving both public and natural resources. 

Walking or using mobility devices is our most basic form of transportation. Pedestrian travel is involved in every trip and is the basis for all other transportation modes. Pedestrian planning is vital for accessibility, health and well-being, social equity, and economic development. Making possible the visualization of pedestrian infrastructure data for public use will enhance the capacity of mobility-challenged individuals, the aging population, and the general public, to plan the safest, most accessible routes to their destinations. The potential possibilities for future application and use by a variety of interest groups and sectors is limitless, including grassroots initiatives that support people with disabilities, policy-makers, municipal departments third-party mapping services, and more.

RouteAbility captures and maps urban pedestrian infrastructures (sidewalks, walkways, crosswalks, footpaths, underground path), and makes currently unavailable and previously unseen mapping data available and usable, to enhance accessibility for mobility-challenged and the general public, and customizable to provide partners and stakeholders with powerful, profitable and competitive advantages.

Our aim is to leverage leading-edge technology to efficiently capture and map the current state of urban pedestrian infrastructures and variations that create navigational challenges in a comprehensive, reliable and accurate way, which meets relevant standards. Engaging and enabling public participation in the collection and maintenance of pedestrian infrastructure data through reporting of accessibility obstacles in their daily route experiences, will make use of collective intelligence and action to identify and address navigational challenges.