Iterating on California Transit Speed Maps: from GTFS Data to Useful Analytics

Hear how Caltrans’ new Division of Data and Digital Services has leveraged open standards such as the General Transit Feed Specification (GTFS) to create statewide maps of transit speeds, why it matters, and how the project has evolved in response to stakeholder feedback.

About Eric Dasmalchi

Eric Dasmalchi is a Research Data Analyst at Caltrans in the Division of Data and Digital Services. Prior to Caltrans, Eric studied Urban and Regional Planning at UCLA and previously worked with transportation data at Jarvus Innovations and the UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies. He currently lives in Palms, Los Angeles and besides transit data he likes to tinker with electronics and sail small boats.

Agenda

• 8:00am - Doors Open
• 8:30am - Networking
• 9:00am - Speaker Presentations
• 10:00am - End

Location

LA Cleantech Incubator at the La Kretz Innovation Campus
525 S Hewitt St
Los Angeles, CA 90013