bikemap.nyc
Creative
data visualization
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How HN took it
8 positive, 9 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 3 critical, out of 20 comments about the project. Thread score +0.23.
Design: 4 for, 0 againstExecution: 0 for, 2 againstIdea: 1 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Beautiful, charismatic visualization
From 3 comments
I've seen many visualizations of the citibike data over the years, this is one of the most charismatic for sure!
IvoCrnkovic on HN+1 to this comment! I used to work in this space and have similarly seen many projects and professional attempts at visualizing this kind of trip data. This is beautifully done!
nadis on HNThis is now top of my list as one of my favorite data visualizations I've ever seen. I remember spending some time with data for Capital Bikeshare data in DC, which was also…
mattmm11 on HN
Nice work sharing the data
From 2 comments
This is just so cool! Not much more to add. Thanks a lot for sharing!! Great work :)
7777777phil on HNAwesome work!
wxw on HN
Objections
Routes are shortest paths, so they are approximate, not real trip paths
From 3 comments
Relevant callout from https://bikemap.nyc/about: * Limitations * The data only contains the start and end station for each trip, but does not contain the full path. Route…
chem83 on HNHmm, definitely too bad. Essentially fictional
kyleee on HNnon corrupted github link: https://github.com/freeman-jiang/bikemap.nyc Cool visualization. Do you find the OSRM shortest path routes probable for bikes? Not living in NYC, I…
big_toast on HN
Bikes disappear and reappear elsewhere, so 'one ride per arrow' is misleading
From 1 comment
They show a bike at a location, if it's rented it will disappear off the map, if it's "returned" (available to hire again) it will show back up on the map, but at a different…
netsharc on HN
Title says entire history but data starts in 2025
From 1 comment
It says “entire history” but seems to start at Jan 1, 2025?
pimlottc on HN
Requests
Match 'and' to '&' in station search
From 1 comment
this is really nice. One request: when searching for a station name, let me type "and" instead of "&" e.g. typing "E 47th St and 2 Ave" would still return "E 47th & 2 Ave".
frakkingcylons on HN
Filter out very slow rides and report how many rides were excluded
From 1 comment
This limitation comes with more interesting implications: e.g., I noticed that some bike trips are noticeably slower than average. For those I’d assume that the rider either took…
jotaen on HN
Questions
Are OSRM shortest-path routes realistic for bikes?
From 1 comment
non corrupted github link: https://github.com/freeman-jiang/bikemap.nyc Cool visualization. Do you find the OSRM shortest path routes probable for bikes? Not living in NYC, I…
big_toast on HN
Is MapLibre a cheaper alternative to Mapbox?
From 1 comment
Is MapLibre GL a cheaper (free?) open source alternative? Cool stuff btw. I’m trying to visualize weather model data myself (millions of points) at https://futureradar.net and…
timeisapear on HN
How was the data gathered?
From 1 comment
How was the data gathered? They just publicly show the bike's locations?
ge96 on HN
Alternatives named
Capital Bikeshare data (DC)
From 1 comment
This is now top of my list as one of my favorite data visualizations I've ever seen. I remember spending some time with data for Capital Bikeshare data in DC, which was also…
mattmm11 on HN
Lyft/Bird micromobility data
From 2 comments
This is now top of my list as one of my favorite data visualizations I've ever seen. I remember spending some time with data for Capital Bikeshare data in DC, which was also…
mattmm11 on HNThis is awesome. I had no idea Lyft publishes ride data, time to explore the DC version!
rorylawless on HN