I’ve mentioned it briefly before, but the open data tools offered by some local governments these days really are quite impressive. It’s a win-win situation: you get access to interesting data to explore, and cities might benefit if you develop an app or something useful to your fellow residents. Search for your own city hereContinue reading “Transportation Data Tools #3: Open Data Portals”
Category Archives: Data
Transportation Data Tools #2: Public Use Microdata Samples
For most things, the Census and American Community Survey (ACS) only offer data at the aggregate level: by census block group or city, for example. You can view how many people in a city live under the poverty level or what percentage of people in a tract own their homes, but you have to useContinue reading “Transportation Data Tools #2: Public Use Microdata Samples”
Transportation Data Tools #1: OnTheMap
Finding reliable, robust, and interesting data is the first step to any data analysis project, so I thought I’d spent a few posts highlighting some of my favorite data sources out there. One tool I find very underrated in the transportation planning world is the US Census Bureau Center for Economic Studies’ Longitudinal Employer-Household DynamicsContinue reading “Transportation Data Tools #1: OnTheMap”
Nerd on the Bus 