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Can spikes be seen in the late-night data when new businesses open around the pickup address? In the Williamsburg section, the reason why the N 11th St block ar
by apaprocki 11y ago
Can spikes be seen in the late-night data when new businesses open around the pickup address? In the Williamsburg section, the reason why the N 11th St block area is bright red in the observation is mostly due to the opening of a hotel/restaurant and two very popular electronic music clubs. Prior to those 3 businesses opening I can't think of any reason why anyone would be in that 1 block area late at night. Is there anything city agencies could do with this feedback loop of data after businesses open to assess their impact on an area? Liquor licenses? MTA?
- untog 11y agoCertainly, there was a huge change when the Barclays Center opened in Brooklyn.
- lil_tee 11y agoSure, there are undoubtedly lots of examples of businesses that opened in desolate areas and created new taxi activity where there had been none previously, I just happened to focus on Williamsburg for the post. Another idea that I didn't get around to doing was to look at concert venues and measure taxi traffic around particular concerts to see if it would correlate to bands' overall popularity