Community Projects
The Data and Decision Sciences Lab is constantly working with local community partners on several data related projects that have a local and global impact.
Analysis of Usage Patterns in the Omaha B-Cycle Bike Sharing System
Community Partner: Heartland B-Cycle
Year: 2016
Team Members Involved
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- Betty Love
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- Brett Keim
With bike rentals in Omaha gaining popularity each year, it was important for the Heartland B-Cycle team to understand the patterns behind this growth. This project revealed some of these patterns and provided data to the team which aided them in planning for future demand of bike rentals. This project also found inefficiencies inside the current system and provided information on why certain phenomenon occurred.
Station Pairs Line Frequency Plot of Downtown Omaha Facetted by Membership Type
