13 Buses are Too Slow
Channel: BetaNYC
Date: 2024-04-08

NYC School of Data 2024 - March 23, 2024

13 Buses are Too Slow

Can Sucuoglu - Data Scientist, Numina

Can Sucuoglu (Data Scientist, Numina) and Dr. Marco Chitti (NYU, Marron Institute) have been investigating causes of the very slow travel speed of buses in NYC (a little faster than the average jogging speed). We would like to present our initial findings and methodology of investigation to discuss how NYC compares to examples around the world.

Although NYC is usually associated with a wide-spreading subway network, the cost of building new lines have been prohibitive. We believe buses will be the future of NYC's mobility. They are flexible, cheap, and very effective. Unfortunately, the current experience of a bus rider is very different - service is often unreliable and slow. We are interested in discussing why and learning from people's experiences. 

Our study primarily uses the GTFS data used in bus scheduling in combination to Open Street Map traffic data and bus lanes data from many cities around the world. Since every transportation agency uses data in a different way to suit their needs, this comparative study and standardization has been a challenge. We are curious to hear your opinion on how we can improve our methodology.


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