Anthony TownsendinBusWatchingAnnouncing the Bus Observatory APIA new repository of real-time bus data.Aug 12, 20221Aug 12, 20221
Anthony TownsendPutin’s Real Plan for UkraineRegardless of original intentions, Putin’s current plan for Ukraine is taking shape with remarkable speed. It can be summed up in three big…Mar 30, 20221Mar 30, 20221
Anthony TownsendinBusWatchingTowards A Global Bus ObservatoryThis is the fourth and final post in a series describing ongoing work at Cornell Tech’s Urban Tech Hub with big, streaming data generated…Dec 17, 2021Dec 17, 2021
Anthony TownsendinBusWatchingFrom Sensing to Sensemaking: Analyzing, Visualizing, and Modeling New York City’s BusesThis article, the third in a series (see articles 1, 2, and 4), highlights the work of students in Cornell Tech’s Urban Tech master’s…Dec 17, 2021Dec 17, 2021
Anthony TownsendinBusWatchingThe Bigness of Bus DataAs I described in the first post in this series, as the pandemic-induced transit shakeup evolved into outright fiscal meltdown over the…Dec 17, 2021Dec 17, 2021
Anthony TownsendinBusWatchingCan Better Data Unlock A Brighter Future for Buses?“A man who, beyond the age of 26, finds himself on a bus can count himself as a failure.”Dec 16, 2021Dec 16, 2021
Anthony TownsendModel City Charter 2.0: The RationaleLocal governments today face a triple-threat crisis:Dec 5, 2019Dec 5, 2019
Anthony TownsendThe Exception (Pt. 1)Karina turned the paper cup around, squeezing and releasing it. With each revolution the fractal pattern of white creases branched out…Nov 7, 2019Nov 7, 2019
Anthony TownsendThe Dispatcher (v2)“Reggie, you may report to the canteen.” The voice cut through his fugue. “Your performance on the last seven tasks was suboptimal.”Jul 11, 2019Jul 11, 2019
Anthony TownsendFiction Exercise #1The visual provocation for this 10-minute exercise was a photo of a bumper sticker on the tailgate door of a beat-up pick-up truck…Mar 8, 2019Mar 8, 2019
