Cross-modal

TRENDS

Every day the archive learns Boston a little better. This is what 15 days of joined MBTA, Bluebikes, and weather data looks like.

Insight

Weekends: Bluebikes turnover +85%. Recreation > commute.

T arrivals · daily

Sum across every stop in the archive.

Bluebikes turnover · daily

Sum of |bikes(t)-bikes(t-1)| across all stations. A proxy for churn.

Weather overlay · rain + high temp

Where the two modes meet: rainy days shift the balance.

Modes side by side

T arrivals + Bluebikes turnover, same time axis.

By weather

Rain has opinions.

Rainy · n=2Dry · n=2

By day of week

Mon · n=2Tue · n=3Wed · n=2Thu · n=3Fri · n=2Sat · n=2Sun · n=1

By temperature

Bikes bloom in the heat.

Hot (>25°C) · n=4

By season

Winter thins the Bluebike swarm.

summer · n=14fall · n=1