| author | date | title |
|---|---|---|
Connor Feeley |
2023-09-10 |
README |
README is incomplete: my blog for a series of posts about this.
I started collecting station-level data from Toronto's Bike Share API so that I could get a historical view of the system's usage. I've been collecting data about every station in the network roughly every 30s, since September 24th, 2023.
This project was borne out of my frustration for why Wellesley Station has had a complement of at least 9 - often more - disabled e-bikes ever since the station was converted to a charging station a few months ago
I think Toronto's Bike Share program is, for the most part, a fairly well-run program and a stunningly good value-for-money proposition for both users as well as for the city.
Those of us who think the system is great, and who therefore use the system regularly, are also probably dearly familiar with with the ways in with the system is not great.
Depending on the time of day and how close you are to the core, your local station probably spends most of it's time (nearly) full or (nearly) empty.
E-Bikes - though dramatically more common now than earlier than even just this year (which is great!) - seem to be disabled whenever you want to use one.
The limited number of charging stations doesn't help much: see list.