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Hello,

Per discussion between Cliff and I, I've put all of the raw bike count
data into github:

https://github.com/biketempe/DataAnalysis

Some of the code I've written for this project is in there, such as
the crash rate plot I did for this year, the SQL query used to fetch
the data, and the raw ADOT from that.

I'll keep adding it as I tidy things up and document the process.  For
example, we have the MAG BikeWays map source GIS data and vehicle
traffic volumes from the City of Tempe that I can upload.

If you're willing to share the code for analyses and plots you do on
this data (and I hope you are), please create an account on github
then tell me what your account name is and I'll add you (as an admin,
if appropriate).

git is a popular version control system.  Version control systems
allow multiple people to work concurrently on the same files and
reconcile changes with each other.  For example, if both Cliff and I
were to modify the count_sites.csv at the same time, it would
automatically integrate both of our changes, as long as we didn't both
change exactly the same line, but that can be dealt with too.  It also
lets you see what changes were made over time and any notes on those
changes.

github works with any git or SVN client for Mac, Windows, Linux, or
whatever.  It adds a web interface for managing, browsing, and
downloading files to the git file repository.

I'm hoping that this can be a space where we share not only data but code.

If you make changes, please commit them promptly, and always pull down
the latest changes before starting to work.

There only ever needs to be one copy of each file -- the latest
version.  You can use your git client or the web interface to fetch
previous versions.  Please don't create copies of files in the
repository.

There's another repository for the volunteer signup form and
associated volunteer management admin that's now also under
http://github.com/biketempe

Obviously, we'll keep using Basecamp for project management and discussion.

Unlike Google Docs, biketempe.org itself (where the signup script
runs) can directly access this repo.

If things look good, I'll do a larger announcement to city staff and
researchers at ASU to tell them that they're able to download and view
the data there.

Thanks,
-scott

... and I wonder why people hit "Spam" on my emails.