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Should private parks be included in Walk Potential?

Should private parks be included in Walk Potential?

When calculating the Walk Potential of locations, one metric that's considered is parks with 10-minute walk from a location. Should private parks be be included in the calculation? I think it depends on how you plan to use it. The original use of Walk Potential was to aid

New Software to Calculate Walk Potential for Cities

New Software to Calculate Walk Potential for Cities

I have open sourced code used to calculate walk potential for cities. Some assembly required. Walk Potential Calculator This code is used to calculate "walk potential" across a city. It's based on the 10 Minute Neighborhood concept of having a neighborhood with having many common destinations

Open Source Software: Presentation Talking Points

Open Source Software: Presentation Talking Points

I recently gave a presentation about the culture and values of open source at a local church I roughly covered the following bullet points. I've linked to points to pages with further context. * The Four Freedoms of Open Source Software * Accountable and Accessible Leaders * Open Source Is A

Linux: The Tinker Factor Wins the Day

Linux: The Tinker Factor Wins the Day

The Ritchie family had a classic computer problem to solve. They had a used digital camera which didn't "just work" with either Linux or Windows in their home. The photos from the camera showed up on both, but didn't download properly on either. They

Open Source: Culture Shifting Software

Open Source: Culture Shifting Software

For the last six or so years, I've been directly participating in the open source software movement. I maintain the popular Data::FormValidator perl module. I regularly participate in several other projects through mailing lists, bug reports and direct feedback. I have found the open source software community

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