Erik LCongress.gov: Web Scraping with BeautifulSoupNot so recently, I needed data on Congress members: Who are they? Which chamber did they serve? If they served in the House, what district…Jun 3, 2020Jun 3, 2020
Erik LECOBICI en la CDMX: Public Bike Ridership Stats using PySparkAnalyzing ECOBICI’s open data with Pythong & Spark to find some quick statistics about the bike sharing program in Mexico CityApr 18, 2020Apr 18, 2020
Erik LOptimizing with Excel Solver: Student Loan PaymentsIf you’re like me, you probably have student loans and want to know what’s the best way to pay them.Apr 2, 20201Apr 2, 20201
Erik LThe FIRE Movement: Simulating Outcomes with Excel YASAIIf you haven’t heard of the FIRE Movement, it is a lifestyle that startthe biggest bull markets in history)…Mar 18, 2020Mar 18, 2020
Erik LRush Hour: Analyzing Jersey City PATH Ridership with PythonThis past semester at NYU Center for Urban Science and Progress I wanted to analyze the New Jersey PATH ridership data to find out if…Jan 16, 2020Jan 16, 2020
Erik LinCivic Analytics 2019Bridging the Gender Gap in CyclingDespite Women making up half the New York City population, data shows that women are just almost a quarter of all bike riders. This…Oct 19, 2019Oct 19, 2019
Erik LinCivic Analytics 2019The Missing Link: Where’s the bike garage?In NYC, as the number of cyclists grows, are we doing enough to accommodate their bikes?Sep 29, 2019Sep 29, 2019
Erik LinCivic Analytics 2019Safety First: Codifying Solutions for Better Biking InfrastructureCities across America are slowly shifting away from previous car-centric transportation models to now include more space to accommodate a…Sep 20, 2019Sep 20, 2019
Erik LinCivic Analytics 2019If It Fitz: Tracking Illegal Parking with Machine LearningA sight too common in NYC: a car parked on a bike lane and a cyclist forced onto traffic. For cyclists this situation can lead to…Sep 14, 2019Sep 14, 2019
Erik LinCivic Analytics 2019Signal #1 — Fighting Against Mexico City’s Air Pollution with DataMexico City has an air pollution problem. In the first five months of 2019 the city has only seen 7 days with clean air. The situation not…Sep 5, 2019Sep 5, 2019