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Network Explorer Help

The 2025 Regional Plan Network Explorer attempts to make technical information from Appendix A of the Regional Plan more accessible to everyone, from local government staff and community-based organizations to the general public.

The default view has three components (map, table, and filters) and includes all projects in the Draft 2025 Regional Plan across the entire region.

  • Map
  • Table
  • Filters
2025 Regional Plan Network Explorer interactive map showing all the projects in the Draft 2025 Regional Plan. Three features of the map include the interactive map, a table of the map data and a section for search, filters and legend details.

Hide or reveal the filters or table panes by clicking the white arrows in the blue tab.

Filter pane open and close button Table pane open and close button

Enlarge or reduce the filters or table panes by clicking and dragging from the center of the blue line.

Filters pane resize line Table pane resize line

Map

Click on a map line to select a project and reveal project information. Projects selected on the map are also selected in the table.

Line on map is selected showing a pop-up window with project description.

Click on the outline of a shaded area to select projects that cover a wide area.

Line on map is selected highlighting an area with a pop-window showing project description.

Choose from selection modes to define how the selection tool works.

Additional selection tools menu includes rectangle, lasso, circle, line, and point. Selection modes include partially or completely within, or completely contained by.

Draw a shape around an area to select all projects in that area.

Rectangle selection tool is used on an area around the State Route 52 highway. Selection is shown with a highlighted cyan color.

Click on the dotted box with the X to clear all selections.

Clear all selections button is located to the right of the selection tools button and the zoom buttons.

Click the Home button to return to the default view.

Home button is located in the upper left of the map under zoom buttons and to the left of the selection tools buttons.

Select a project to reveal project information.

Line on map is selected showing a pop-up window with project description.

When multiple projects overlap, click on the arrows to cycle through project information.

A line on the map is selected with a pop-up window showing project information. The bottom navigation bar shows how many projects are selected and can be cycled through using the back or forward arrow icons.

Click on the dock icon to move the project detail window to the right and uncover more of the map.

Map selection pop-up window shows icon for docking the window in the right hand corner to reveal more of the map.

Click on the dotted box with the magnifying glass (“Selected feature”) to zoom into the project area of the selected project on the map.

Click selected feature button to zoom to the selected item

Table

Search for words found in any part of the project data: category, name, description, type, phase, cost, or jurisdiction. (The search box in the filters area searches the same information.)

Search box located in the table area.

Click on one or more items in the table to select them.

Multiple selections in the table are highlighted blue

Click on the dotted box with the magnifying glass (“Selected feature”) to zoom into the project area of the selected project on the map.

Click selected feature button to zoom to the selected item

Click on the dotted box with the X to clear all selections.

Clear selections in the table by clicking on the icon with the dotted square and X labeled clear selection.

Click on the Actions tool (four open dots) to export the data for selected items.

Export map or selected item data by clicking on the four circles icon labeled Actions.

Filters

Search for words found in any part of the project data: category, name, description, type, phase, cost, or jurisdiction. (The search box in the table area searches the same information.)

The same search results will display in the map and table areas.

Search field is showing similar words suggested in a dropdown menu.
Search field is showing results in the map and table area.

Check the category(ies) of project you want to see in the map and table.

When a project category filter is selected, the map and table displays only this filtered project category.

Check the project type(s) you want to see in the map and table. These types are listed in the map legend and many are defined in the visual glossary.

When project types filter is selected, the map and table displays only this filtered project type. The project types is the same as the items listed in the legend.

See the network at different points in time. 

Click the toggle switch on or off to filter:

  • Existing/Under Construction Transportation Network shows current completed and in-process projects.
  • Transportation Network by 2035 shows what’s expected by 2035.
  • Transportation Network by 2050 shows what’s expected by 2050.

The default view (all toggles off) is the same as having all toggles on; both show all projects in all three categories.

Toggle items for existing and under construction transportation network showing current, completed, and in-process projects, what’s expected by 2035, and what’s expected by 2050.