Bad Election Predictions

Okay, so I described the methodology I used to build a disaggregate microsimulation model of the election using multinomial logit discrete choice techniques. If that sounds intriguing, here’s the post with the details. If that sounds confusing, I made a virtual Canada with 1.8 million people (1 for every 20 real ones); they have different […]

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Scooting somewhere?

Previously, I looked at the general behaviour of e-scooter users based on the 2019 Calgary pilot data; where do they travel (mostly in the downtown, Beltline and adjacent communities) and when do they travel (mostly evenings and weekends). I talked a little about origins and destinations, but there’s tons of more data to look into […]

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Scooting along

Calgary is finishing the second year of a pilot of e-scooter share systems; one of the nice things is that some e-scooter data is available for public use on the City’s website. I hope to do a couple of posts; the first is a high level look at the data, and then I want to […]

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Accessing Calgary’s downtown

One of the concerns with the Green Line currently being debated in Calgary city council is that Centre Street is a busy street that can’t afford to lose lanes for LRT. Here’s the daily number of users on the major entrance routes into the downtown; the Centre Street upper deck isn’t busier than other routes; […]

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Airport Transit Use

I’ve been thinking about a number of things lately; one of them is transit to the airport. It’s a broadly popular concept, and the City of Calgary is studying some options. I was wondering what kind of ridership we would see in Calgary if we connected LRT to the airport, and what that would look […]

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Bank Stock Photo Regionalization

Okay, so this started with someone’s tweet: To summarize the thread, it turns out that Chase uses a different background photo depending on where you are; the photo above is what New York City area customers see, but this varies by place in the US. There are actually two different photos used in each location, […]

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How weather affects cycling

I presented this at the 2019 World Winter Cycling Congress here in Calgary; it’s a data-driven look at what weather factors have an impact on cycling volumes. Winter has enough of an effect on cycling that it makes sense to have a winter cycling event — I don’t think there’s a Spring Cycling Congress, for […]

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