Tech-y People Gather to Fix Transit at Reroute/SF This Weekend!
An array of groups around town are gathering this weekend at a "hackathon" to come up with new and interesting ways to use open data and more. The event, known as "ReRoute/SF" is being presented by Engine Advocacy in concert with Hattery Labs, the SF Mayor's Office, and the SFMTA. Not only does it promise to be an interesting weekend, I have been chosen to be one of the judges for the event as well!
Teams will be taking on various challenges, as outlined at the event's site at re-route/SF, and will include trip planning, better use of available data, and rider feedback on current problems. All projects will be open source, and available to the public once the event is over.
I am interested in seeing what the various teams come up with. While I don't think "apps" and the like are a cure-all for what ails transit in San Francisco, I continue to be impressed with what people can come up with using the endless creativity that exists out there, especially when it's used for something useful, vs. yet another ad delivery platform. I'll write about the results on Sunday!
Comments
Anything of interest come out of this?
Posted by: ReeD | October 27, 2012 6:44 PM
Hey, Greg...
Have you covered the idea of convetint Irving between 9th and 10th...into a park?
.. I like the idea of cars only being able to use it from 6 am to noon., and then it would be a pedestrian Mall, etc.
It would be good to get a "sense of the Inner Sunset" on this.
Posted by: jackbarry99 | January 2, 2013 1:06 PM
Hey, Greg...
Have you covered the idea of convetint Irving between 9th and 10th...into a park?
.. I like the idea of cars only being able to use it from 6 am to noon., and then it would be a pedestrian Mall, etc.
It would be good to get a "sense of the Inner Sunset" on this.
Posted by: jackbarry99 | January 2, 2013 1:07 PM
I think it has some merit, and is worth studying. I've been to other cities that have done simliar things like this - when I lived in Venice Beach for a year I would often go to Santa Monica's Third Street Promenade which has made that area really nice (and is often featured in commercials and talk shows lol). There are always going to be some who whine loudly about "parking" issues that are made out of thin air, and it is important to get a handle on how it would affect the area in terms of traffic (I live a block away and we already have a problem with speeding cars and accidents), but I think instead of letting a handful of NIMBYs shout it down, Tea Party style, people should have an open mind and not stoke the crazy we get from a handful of self appointed guardians who are just nut jobs.
Posted by: Greg Dewar
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January 5, 2013 9:31 AM