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Improving safe routes to school through champions for open data
The following post is based on a presentation to a Safe Routes to School National Partnership webinar, “Harnessing the Power of Data to Support Kids Walking and Biking.” The accompanying slides and the...
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Portland’s open data leadership pays off with better transit information
Portland, known for its array of public transportation options, also has a special history with open transit data. The region’s TriMet agency, which runs Portland’s buses and MAX light rail, played an...
View ArticleRecording biking comfort: Portland stress data, Biketown, and more
This is part two of our coverage of Transportation Techies: Portland edition. Read part one here. Portland, Ore., is known nationally as one of the country’s biking capitals, with more than 188 miles...
View ArticleFinding traffic and car ownership solutions through ride- and car-sharing
While the D.C. region benefits from a diverse set of transportation options, there are unique situations where cars become necessary for those who don’t normally need them. With the rise of the sharing...
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WABA designing a regional bike lane map to inform a more equitable network
Across Washington, D.C., and its bordering counties in Virginia and Maryland, the data on bike facilities and who has access to them can be awkward to piece together. The region is blessed with scores...
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From routes to reality: Improving biking data with better context
Adding context to existing datasets can play a significant role in improving the bicycling experience. That was the takeaway from the most recent Mobility Lab-sponsored Transportation Techies’ Bike...
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New tools outline transportation planning impacts, look to boost resident...
In transportation planning, there is often a disconnect between planners and the public that can limit a new project’s effectiveness. By creating innovative and interactive presentations of data,...
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Predicting future use, connecting communities with Capital Bikeshare data
Capital Bikeshare’s open data is an invaluable tool that allows programmers and researchers to contribute to and learn from the system, making biking more accessible to residents and visitors in the...
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With real-time data now public, developers delving deeper into Metrorail...
Now that the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority has released its new real-time train location data feed to the public, developers have jumped on the opportunity to explore new insights from...
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A closer look at Arlington’s bike counters show how riders are using the...
Other developers at Bike Hack Night VII presented sensor and mapping projects to understand the experience of urban biking Arlington County, over the past several years, has strategically placed 30...
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University of Maryland project looks to crowdsource an accessibility map of...
Other programmers at the recent Walk Hack Night presented data visualizations that explore walkability and walking connections in the Washington, D.C., region. Across the United States, 30.6 million...
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Visualizing a 10-minute walk’s worth of transportation connections
How far will 10 minutes of walking take you in Arlington? And which transportation options will you find? Mobility Lab’s tech advisor Michael Schade, inspired by a Twitter inquiry about walkshed...
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Capital Bikeshare heat map visualizes 2016 rides, first look at Fairfax...
Earlier this month, Mobility Lab tech advisor Michael Schade shared a look at the latest Capital Bikeshare ridership data with his new heat map. Not only does the map grant an easy way to create a more...
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Disparity across D.C. region’s commute times a “serious equity problem”
An analysis from the Washington Post, with transit-mapping software provider Mapzen, highlights several severe disparities in the availability of reliable, frequent transit options for parts of the...
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WMATA Metrobus data projects explore effects of fare payments, disruptions
Other presenters at Transportation Techies’ Bus Hack Night shared projects to help riders better understand their local bus routes Though the D.C. region has one of the busiest bus systems in the...
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Traffic planners should listen up to solutions offered by Transportation Techies
Traffic wastes time and money almost everywhere on the planet, so congestion is the bogeyman many transportation planners hope to defeat. Attendees at the most-recent Transportation Techies Meetup –...
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University of Maryland project looks to crowdsource an accessibility map of...
Other programmers at the recent Walk Hack Night presented data visualizations that explore walkability and walking connections in the Washington, D.C., region. Across the United States, 30.6 million...
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Visualizing a 10-minute walk’s worth of transportation connections
How far will 10 minutes of walking take you in Arlington? And which transportation options will you find? Mobility Lab’s tech advisor Michael Schade, inspired by a Twitter inquiry about walkshed...
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Capital Bikeshare heat map visualizes 2016 rides, first look at Fairfax...
Earlier this month, Mobility Lab tech advisor Michael Schade shared a look at the latest Capital Bikeshare ridership data with his new heat map. Not only does the map grant an easy way to create a more...
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Disparity across D.C. region’s commute times a “serious equity problem”
An analysis from the Washington Post, with transit-mapping software provider Mapzen, highlights several severe disparities in the availability of reliable, frequent transit options for parts of the...
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