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Andrew Byrd retweeted
Have we mentioned how fast #r5rstats is? A Recent paper by @higgicd et al (jtlu.org/index.php/jtlu/arti…) shows that r5r can be much faster than other multimodal routing models 🚀 and it is the only that can handle really large travel-time matrices 🏋️♂️. Kudos to R5 from @conveyal !
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Access and equity are trending topics in transport policy. For example, the US Department of Transportation received hundreds of public responses to a recent RFI 📝📝📝
We just published our summary of these responses and a few additional considerations: blog.conveyal.com/measuring-…
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Only 3 days to go until our presentation in Session 1A at #WSTLUR
Half-head(way) there: Comparing two methods to account for waiting time in public transit sketch planning
Here's a sneak preview.
5 Aug 2021
Last chance to register for the World Symposium on Transport and Land Use Research happening August 9-13! Attend to hear NCST director Dr. Susan Handy present and to connect with world class researchers. Register here: pheedloop.com/WSTLUR2021/sit… #transportation #research
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"The idea of transit access isn’t new, but our ability to put a useful number on it is."
Conveyal makes it easier than ever to calculate and visualize transit access — # of jobs, amenities, and services reachable by 🚍🚇🚆
See our new website for more: conveyal.com
16 Feb 2021
How can transit "build back better" after Covid?
By maximizing access-- not just ridership numbers.
My latest, in @CityLab:
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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Are you ready for a new era at @USDOT, increasing focus on access to opportunities by 🚌🚇🚶♂️🚲?
Conveyal makes it easy to evaluate transportation and land-use scenarios, with best-practice measures of multi-modal access. Check out our new website for more conveyal.com
8 Feb 2021
Other uses for roads, an abridged list:
🚴Bicyclists
🛍️Businesses
👨🦽People in wheelchairs
🚶Pedestrians
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Want to try access to opportunities indicators that don't rely on fixed travel-time cutoffs?
The latest Conveyal release makes it easy to apply different decay functions, unlocking gravity-type accessibility indicators. Learn more in our new user manual:
docs.conveyal.com/learn-more…
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Our latest blog post is all about isochrones! Learn more about how isochrones are shaping conversations about transit. Also, we've got two awesome demo websites that visualize accessibility changes after transit improvements! buff.ly/2I3PxO1
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We created an interactive site to explore the accessibility of Olympics venues in Tokyo, and it just won an award in the Open Data Challenge for Public Transportation!
Read more in our latest blog post: blog.conveyal.com/going-for-…
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Andrew Byrd retweeted
16 Jan 2018
I'm presenting some of my @MITTransitLab @conveyal research on reliability of access to jobs by #transit today at #INSTR2018
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Andrew Byrd retweeted
6 Jan 2018
Looking forward to a good #transpo18 debate today on using measures of access to opportunity to prioritize public transit investments.
Also, getting to show the latest updates to @Conveyal Analysis!
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Excited to see our R5 multimodal routing engine at work in @BerkeleyLab BEAM at #TRBAM
More: beam.lbl.gov/blog/multimodal… x.com/BerkeleyITS/status/950…
7 Jan 2018
Colin Shepard demonstrates @BerkeleyLab behavior, energy, automony, and mobility modeling framework at #TRBAM next gen analysis of urban transportation systems!
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Andrew Byrd retweeted
13 Nov 2017
Merveilleuses coupes dévoilant les souterrains métropolitains de Paris 🚇 x.com/loouisfernandes/status…
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Andrew Byrd retweeted
16 Nov 2017
De #Verbindingswijzer van @Movares is genomineerd voor #SODA2017. Als betrokken partij hopen we natuurlijk dat ze met deze #OpenData award het #jaarcongresecp verlaten!
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We used our Conveyal Analysis platform to evaluate transit accessibility to Atlanta's proposed @amazon #HQ2 sites: blog.conveyal.com/using-tran…
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How do we summarize accessibility metrics? Find out how in our latest blog post by employee emeritus @mattwigway. buff.ly/2vjVx2h
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Andrew Byrd retweeted
14 Jun 2017
When surface transit is at capacity & just too slow, it's time for a subway. Portland's there (1/2): oregonlive.com/commuting/ind…
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7 Jun 2017
Explore #Netherlands #realtime #transit data, by @somoht. Click train to see delays, speed, position, vehicle type drgl.nl/stop/NL:S:dt