Blog Archive
Posts from my old WordPress blog, 2012–2017, about open data, maps, transit and civic tech. For newer writing, see Medium.
2017
2016
2015
- Building Urban ScratchoffDecember 28, 2015 · Local
- Scraping NYC Daycare Data... AgainSeptember 29, 2015 · Open Data
- Adventures in FOIL: New York Condominium Offering PlansSeptember 7, 2015 · Local
- This Ugly Map Got a Lot of Attention TodayAugust 6, 2015 · Local
- A Chrome Extension to Inject NYC Subway Data into streeteasy.comJune 24, 2015 · Local
- Building a Custom Downloader for NYC's PLUTO DataMay 25, 2015 · Open Data
- Thoughts on Open Data Part 2May 11, 2015 · Open Data
- Thoughts on Open Data Part 1April 25, 2015 · Open Data
- Anatomy of a Civic Hack: Freeing Baltimore's Real-time Bus DataFebruary 24, 2015 · Open Data
- My First Data Art: NYC Taxi DefragJanuary 13, 2015 · Open Data
2014
- FOILing NYC's *Boro* Taxi Trip DataDecember 26, 2014 · Open Data
- Should I Stay or Should I Go? NYC Taxis at the AirportNovember 29, 2014 · Open Data
- An Experimental Twist on the D3 Bubble ChartNovember 10, 2014 · Data Visualization
- Recreating the Union Square Clock with JavascriptSeptember 21, 2014 · NYC
- In Search of Hess' Triangle - Part 2September 14, 2014 · Local
- 3D Printing ManhattanSeptember 7, 2014 · Open Data
- In Search of Hess' Triangle - Part 1September 2, 2014 · Open Data
- Taxi Techblog 2: Leaflet, D3, and other Frontend FunAugust 3, 2014 · Open Data
- Taxi TechBlog 1: Data Prep and BackendJuly 20, 2014 · Data Visualization
- FOILing NYC's Taxi Trip DataMarch 18, 2014 · Open Data
- Finding Your Inner Civic HackerFebruary 18, 2014 · Local
- Gothamist's Best Maps of 2013... brought to you by Open DataJanuary 7, 2014 · Open Data
2013
- An NYC Subway Map in the Style of Washington, D.C.'sDecember 29, 2013 · NYC
- Some Viz - Philly's Stolen BicyclesSeptember 23, 2013 · Open Data
- A D3 Bubble Budget Visualization for NYCJune 13, 2013 · Open Data
- Concept for an Open Source E-hailing PlatformMay 13, 2013 · Open Data
- The Case for MicrocontainerizationMay 13, 2013 · NYC
- Visualizing the MTA's Turnstile DataApril 24, 2013 · Open Data
- Reinvent TransitApril 7, 2013 · Open Data
- Mapping the VoteApril 4, 2013 · Baltimore
- West Side Line & Selkirk HurdleApril 3, 2013 · NYC
- Visualizing the Capital BikeshareFebruary 6, 2013 · Data Visualization
- Flu in the United States - Sickweather Data VisualizationJanuary 7, 2013 · Data Visualization
- Sickness in the United Kingdom - Sickweather Data VisualizationJanuary 2, 2013 · Data Visualization
- Baltimore City Homicides Heatmap AnimationJanuary 1, 2013 · Open Data
2012
- Visualizing the Boston Hubway BikeshareNovember 10, 2012 · Open Data
- Hexbug IR Remote Control using Arduino and Pusher.comJuly 20, 2012 · Arduino
- 3D GIS Flyover of NYC Income DataJuly 3, 2012 · Open Data
- Air Conditioner Web Remote Control with ArudinoJune 4, 2012 · Arduino
- 3D GIS Animation of Baltimore Income and DensityMay 3, 2012 · Open Data