jlansey
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Trying the make the world better or at least more interesting.
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Comment · 2 months ago
Thank you so much! Yeah a friend sent me the link thankfully :)
Comment · 2 months ago
Go here to download the data:
https://loudbicycle.com/bb/download
We just launched last month, filtering out old data is a GREAT suggestion, will get it implemented ASAP thank you.
Comment · 2 months ago
The BLU founder met in person with the local Cambridge bicycle people last June (I was there) and they made it extremely clear to us that (for legal reasons) they will never share their data with us. I'm talking about not just a heatmap in a browser, with this data https://loudbicycle.com/bb/download you can make visualizations like this:
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2026/08/12/fed-up-with-blocked-...
Also - BLU does great work manually reporting top offenders and doing many other things too. The 311 reporting that BB does is not the same, it is automated and goes through official city channels that is _supposed_ to be result in immediate enforcement. Again not meaning to cast shade, just literally recounting what was told to me directly face to face.
Comment · 2 months ago
Hi I'm the creator! Not open source yet but that's the plan. Already have data dump implemented for admins, might open that up too. Happy to have contributions to add more cities. Right now the sticking point is getting API keys... Because a lot of cities like New York and Chicago have systems but they also restrict access.... Honestly not sure how to get more API keys more quickly but probably local people on the ground would help.
Dm your GitHub and I can add you!
Comment · 2 months ago
in my book, this is a success
Comment · 2 months ago
If you use this in Oslo, you would be the first international report!
Comment · 2 months ago
Bike Bureau makes official-311 reports in ~30 cities, and our data is open for activists to use. Also our UI reduces time to report by a lot.
BLU keeps their data secret and no reports go to officials. They do great work though and I'd love to share BB data with them.
Which city are you in?
Comment · 2 months ago
So far a single Boston 311 report has been closed with a ticket... Out of something like 300 reports... So yes?? Also a cop in Brookline has confirmed receiving them and acting on it though we don't have any evidence to corroborate that with.
Comment · 2 months ago
This app connects to 311 in Boston! Makes it easier to submit.
Comment · 10 months ago
A huge million bubble roll of bubble wrap. Pop bubbles synced in real-time with a go server and redis. Just launched yesterday and already more than a hundred thousand popped - will the popcalypse happen before the new year?
Comment · 1 year ago
Thank you!
Comment · 1 year ago
So this actually is two sites in one:
* Neptune's Chart a fairly boring natal chart interpreting site, put in your birthday and get an astrology reading (free and paid versions, no signup)
* Neptune's Heart it's ridiculous counterpart site where you put in a birthday and a "cosmic whisper" you want to secretly appear in your targets astrology reading on the chart site.
No guardrails on it for now (outside of regular LLM guardrails) good luck have fun!!!