#trafficmap

Updated to use contour lines and just generally be better. WIP here: https://github.com/beekley/TrafficMap/tree/refactor

It might be time to find our own place after 5 wonderful years in Sawtelle. Emma is about to start a new job in Alhambra and we’re looking for somewhere that is good for both of our commutes.

I've been (very casually) working on a script to gather traffic data to help us determine where would be a good place to live. It’s now in a v1 state and ready to be used by any and all! Check it out on GitHub-- the readme should describe how to use it.

Now for some pretty pictures! The following is a contour map of estimated travel time to Emma’s new job at 7:00 am on a Wednesday aggregated with time coming back at 5:30 pm.

Next is the bike time to/from my job.

And finally the two combined!

Some commentary:

* There are some artifacts where the data point landed on a freeway. Driving duration is disproportionately low at these points and biking duration doesn’t exist (which I set to -1).

* The minima are pretty close to my job. My theory is that, since biking is slower than driving, the biking data curves down out the driving data.

* East Culver City is the equi-temporal area for our two commutes (but pretty far from a minimum)