Sidewalk Talk
medium.com/sidewalk-talk · Company blog · on HN since 2016
Sidewalk Labs, Alphabet's urban innovation company, writes about city planning, mapping, micromobility and the Toronto Quayside project.
What HN saysHN links it for S2 geometry mapping tools and bike lane evidence, such as Toronto data showing bike lanes help local business.
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mmaia · 2018-08-28
Sidewalk Labs (an Alphabet Inc.'s company) has some demos at
https://s2.sidewalklabs.com/
The related blog post is at https://medium.com/sidewalk-talk/s2-cells-and-space-filling-curves-key…
throw0101a · 2022-04-09
Demonstrated not to be true in Toronto, Canada:
* https://medium.com/sidewalk-talk/the-latest-evidence-that-bike-lanes-a…
On two separate streets (Bloor above, Queen below):
* https://www.fastcompany.com/3067515/why-local-businesses-shouldnt-worr…
Making it easier for cyclists and transit users has often been found to increase business:
> Despite longstanding popular belief, bicycle lanes can actually improve business. At worst, the negative impact on sales and employment is minimal, according to a new study. Researchers studied 14 corridors in 6 cities -- Portland, Seattle, San Francisco, Memphis, Minneapolis and Indianapolis -- and found such improvements had either positive or non-significant impacts on sales and employment. Essentially, adding improvements like bike lanes largely boosted business and employment in the retail and food service sectors.
* https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200422151318.htm
Meta-review:
* https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/01441647.2021.1912849