Neal Downing

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Name: Neal Downing
Date registered: January 11, 2012

Latest posts

  1. Transit GIS Clearinghouse Webinar – OTP and Its Deployment at TriMet — May 18, 2012
  2. Transit Score Ranks Propensity of Transit for U.S. Locations — May 8, 2012
  3. NTD Data Collection and Reporting Seminar — May 3, 2012
  4. Webinar Regarding Recent Census Release of Urbanized Areas and Urban Clusters — May 1, 2012
  5. New Study Acknowledges Link Between Health and Livable Neighborhoods — April 18, 2012

Most commented posts

  1. Real-Time Bus Tracking and Customer Information in New York City: MTA’s Open Approach to Doing it Faster and Cheaper — 10 comments
  2. Creating Partnerships through Online Trip Planning and More with National RTAP’s GTFS Builder Web App — 2 comments
  3. Chicago MPO Implements a Comprehensive Development Plan — 1 comment

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Transit GIS Clearinghouse Webinar – OTP and Its Deployment at TriMet

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GIS, Webinars

May 18, 2012

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Webinar Date: Thursday, May 31, 2012, 1:00 PM ET   Webinar Description: This free, Transit GIS Clearinghouse webinar will tell the story of the Portland Regional Trip Planner, the first fully open-source, multimodal trip itinerary planning application to be released by a U.S. transit agency. Officially unveiled by TriMet in October 2011, the launch followed …

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Transit Score Ranks Propensity of Transit for U.S. Locations

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GIS, Research, Uncategorized

May 8, 2012

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Walk Score is a website which encourages apartment finders to find more walkable, livable communities. Recently, Walk Score unveiled its first nationwide evaluation of U.S. city transit systems that ranks each locality’s access to public transportation. The rankings are based on the Transit Score, a GIS-based calculation that is an ancillary feature to an agency’s walkability …

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NTD Data Collection and Reporting Seminar

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Conferences

May 3, 2012

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FDOT is sponsoring the National Transit Database (NTD) Data Collection and Reporting Seminar from July 16-18, 2012. Seminar Time: 8.30 am – 2.30pm Seminar Location: LYNX, 455 N. Garland Ave., Orlando, Florida 32801 Attendees: The seminar is intended for anyone who is affiliated with a Florida public agency who is responsible for urban data reporting, …

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Webinar Regarding Recent Census Release of Urbanized Areas and Urban Clusters

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May 1, 2012

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On Friday, April 27, 2012, staff from the Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Census Bureau and others hosted a 2-hour webinar regarding the recent Census Bureau release of new Urbanized Areas and Urban Clusters. The webinar, Boundary Issues and Transportation, covers various transportation-related boundary issues, how they interact with federal programs, and the necessary …

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New Study Acknowledges Link Between Health and Livable Neighborhoods

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April 18, 2012

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  Published by the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, What Your Neighborhood Says about Your Health acknowledges the link between health and livable neighborhoods. Researchers utilizing a GIS find that increased accessibility to food outlets and opportunities to be more physically active have greater impacts on a community’s health, and promotes livability. People with lower income …

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