[Open-data-census] Mode-share in Open Data Census?

Fri Jul 19 07:12:24 BST 2013

Hi Mati,

Welcome to the list and thank you for this thoughtful suggestion - very
relevant indeed.
Could you perhaps issue a ticket on Github in the Open Data Census
repository <https://github.com/okfn/opendatacensus>? Thereby your
suggestion gets automatically looped into the development discussions
around the site.

Also, it would be great to hear more opinions from other list members on
this idea.

-Christian

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On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 8:28 PM, Mati Kalwill <matias.kalwill at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hi there,
>
> Fist things first, short intro: My name is Matías Kalwill, I'm from Buenos
> Aires, and work in urban mobility initiatives very connected to the open
> data, open innovation movements. I'm also a member of the recently launched
> OKNF group in Argentina.
>
> I read about the Open Data Census in the Open Transport Data mailing list,
> and would like to know if you've considered including Modal Share data as a
> key data set.
>
> Modal Share <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modal_share#cite_note-1> is
> the percentage of travelers using a particular type of transportation or
> number of trips using said type. As some of you might know, this is often
> the single most important data asset for decision making in urban mobility:
> it informs us how people are moving in a city, and contributes to improving
> the design of people-centered mobility services and infraestructure.
>
> This data set is at the center of the debate of how we want to move in our
> cities in the future, and including it in the Open Data Census would be a
> big step forwards in making the data more available, transparent and
> engaging everywhere.
>
> Let me know your thoughts, would be happy to contribute on the
> consideration of the data set for this or future census.
>
> Best,
>
> Matías Kalwill
> @matikalwill
>
>
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