Happy #TRB submission day to those who celebrate!
Just arrived in DC for #TRBAM. I’d never used the SmarTrip mobile fare card before. It’s pretty cool. I love that you get a notification about the option right as you step off the Amtrak train at Union Station.
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googletraffic, a promising new #rstats package to download Google Traffic data https://dime-worldbank.github.io/googletraffic/index.html 📦developed by Rob Marty from the DIME team at the World Bank More info at their blog post: https://blogs.worldbank.org/opendata/introducing-googletraffic-r-package-new-tool-measure-congestion-across-large-spatial-areas
googletraffic, a promising new #rstats package to download Google Traffic data https://dime-worldbank.github.io/googletraffic/index.html.
📦developed by @robamarty from the DIME team at the @WorldBank @WBG_Transport
More info at their blog post: https://blogs.worldbank.org/opendata/introducing-googletraffic-r-package-new-tool-measure-congestion-across-large-spatial-areas
Cool new #OpenAccess paper by @kateontransport , Barajas, and Coren calling for a more holistic view of #transport #accessibility that incorporates qualitative data drawing on the lived experiences of people from marginalized groups. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0966692322002277?via%3Dihub
Journal of Public Transportation is waiving its open access fee for articles submitted before December 31. Spread the word. #research #OpenAccess #transit https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/journal-of-public-transportation
New #introduction after #migrating to a new instance (thanks @colby for creating a space for transportation folks). I’m an assistant professor of #UrbanPlanning at #Harvard Graduate School of Design. My teaching and #research focus on #transportation planning, especially #transit and #ActiveTravel.
Assistant Professor in urban planning at Harvard Graduate School of Design. Especially interested in transit planning, active travel, and cool uses for urban data.