So argh, I had a conversation with a developer today about how to articulate this tool I want to build. The tool is basically a competitor to Walk Score. They have a nice system but it is missing a few things that would make it great. And since they were acquired by Redfin there haven’t been many updates plus I want it for my own pain points.
The “argh” in the first sentence is because as a started writing this I was reminded about Warren Buffett’s quote of think of 25 things you want to do and then only do 5 of them. The 25/5 rule and its explained well here. I am getting close to that five.
But on to the tool I want to develop. It would help in searching for a place to live and it would also help in reducing carbon emissions if implemented properly. These two items alone are some strong incentives to build it. A candidate would submit their desired location and then use variable submission to enter points of interest or things of value to them and the tool would provide numerical results as to the correlation of the desired location and the points of interest. But we might show the work.
Day 30 writing challenge. 15 minutes
Add on afterward –
Accessibility, land use, travel behavior, walkability
Smart Growth and sustainability strategies
Street Networks measure node density, link-to-node ratio, and network typology were significantly correlated to the mode choice
2007 front seat began developing Walk Score (“WS”)
- a metric created to help people evaluate the walkability of a specific location with a simple street address search
- the algorithm identifies the closest amenities and awards points given the distance from a given location
- 2011 (“WS”) modified the algorithm to account for pedestrian friendliness adding block length and intersection density data
- WS focus on two components: a transportation element (the resistance factor portion) and an activity element (the attraction factor)
- perceived quality of products at destinations
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