1 MONTH of transportation logging
I don't own a car, so I use a variety of ways to get around. I wanted to see a breakdown of how much I used of various transportation modes, so I tracked my position and velocity over the course of 30 days (mid-August to mid-September). Here are the results.
HOW?
- Tracking done with My Tracks for Andriod
- Analysis tool hacked together with with D3 and Google Maps.
- Dumped all the data into Google Docs for review.
170 TRIPS OVER 30 DAYS
DISTANCE
514
TIME
63:07
COST
323.51
MODES
BUS RIDE
123.12
RENTAL CAR
123.12
WALKING
123.12
LIGHTRAIL
123.12
TAXI CAB
123.12
ZIPCAR
123.12
CAR RIDE
123.12
MONORAIL
123.12
Things I learned
Manual processing is both a blessing and a curse.
I got pretty bad data-fatigue from having to spend 5-10 minutes a day processing my data. But playing with raw data is great for insight.
OMG ZIPCAR IS EXPENSIVE
I actually really love Zipcar. This analysis makes it look terrible though, because it weighs the costs against only the time and distance travelled.
I hate how much time I spend commuting.
My average bus commute time is around 45 minutes, each way. I only live 4 miles from my work. WTF!?
I didn't realize I spent so much money.
I know it's not a ton, and there were some special circumstances like renting a car for a weekend.
OBVIOUS SOLUTION FOR HAVING MORE TIME AND SPENDING LESS MONEY...
BUY A BIKE.
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