Assessing Green Spaces Accessibility in New Zealand: A Geospatial Analysis

by saeidadliLand Use, PythonPosted on No Comments

Introduction Access to green spaces is essential for the well-being and quality of life of urban residents. They provide opportunities for recreation, relaxation, and connection with nature, offering numerous physical and mental health benefits. In this blog post, I present a geospatial analysis that aims to evaluate the availability of green spaces within a 15-minute …

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Evaluating the impact of Airport to Botany Rapid Transit

by saeidadliData visualisation, maps and graphs, Land Use, Public Transport, PythonPosted on No Comments

The Airport to Botany Rapid Transit project (A2B) will deliver a new public transport route between the airport, Manukau and Botany. It will improve accessibility in the southern and eastern areas of Auckland. It will also provide an important link in the rapid transit network, with connections to the rail network at Puhinui and Manukau …

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Mapping AT’s cycling events

by saeidadliData visualisation, maps and graphs, Land Use, PythonPosted on No Comments

Spatial data could be sourced from unusual places. Auckland Transport shares its cycling events on Facebook, which comes with location and address information. This data can be used for all sorts of analyses. @Danial has extracted AT’s cycling events from 2019 to 2022, and I have visualised them in a web map. You can download …

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Car, transit, or bicycle who wins in a March Madness race?

by saeidadliData visualisation, maps and graphs, Land Use, Public Transport, Working PaperPosted on No Comments

I recently saw an article in NZ Herald about a race between 4 people using different transportation modes (car, bus, bicycle, and train) to travel from New Lynn into the city. Google Maps can provide an estimation of travel time for all these modes but the experiment showed the actual travel time can be different. The final …

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One-day public transport in Dubai, a review

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Recently, I had a chance to visit Dubai and use its iconic Metro system. The Dubai Metro is a rapid transit rail network with three operational lines, and it seems a few more lines are planned. In this review, I would like to summarise what I learnt from it. Good It is driverless and stylish. …

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