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Visualizing MBTA Data

Country

United States

Organization

This project was created by Michael Barry and Brian Card for a graduate course in Data Visualization at WPI taught by Matthew Ward. Several open-source projects were used under the MIT License includi

Type of experience

e-government, open government

Theme

governance and transparency

SDGs

SDG 16

This project aims to present in a visual format with maps and graphs the activity of Boston Subway, ie the movement of trains and passengers and how both actors interact.

Objectives

Through publicly available data, we have the tools to understand the subway system better than we ever have before. 

Description

Through publicly available data, we have the tools to understand the subway system better than we ever have before. We have seen how the system operates on a daily basis, how people use the system, how that affects the trains and also how this ties back to your daily commute.