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Trekking New York, One Census Tract at a Time
Posted: Apr 30 2013 5:17 am
by kingsnake
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/29/nyreg ... -time.html
* Interesting that the online headline is different than the hardcopy (which I subscribe to)
* Who is going to be the first HAZer to do Phoenix?
Re: Trekking New York, One Census Tract at a Time
Posted: Apr 30 2013 6:45 am
by SpiderLegs
Here's the map to help someone get started:
http://www.citypopulation.de/php/usa-phoenix.php
Just looked around my neighborhood and it looks like I have already done a fairly decent job of knocking out a few census tracts.
Re: Trekking New York, One Census Tract at a Time
Posted: Apr 30 2013 6:56 am
by kingsnake
Nice find! Fwiw, I dropped this in a text editor and there are 991 in Phoenix, so quite a lot less than New York ...
Re: Trekking New York, One Census Tract at a Time
Posted: Apr 30 2013 7:12 am
by SpiderLegs
Well I just hiked most of my census tract this morning on my morning walk/workout. Anyone want the hidden details on the canals and paths around Rose Mofford Park?
Did find the pop culture equivalent of caveman drawings along the canals a few months ago. Found some graffiti that I will guess is at least 30 years old. All band names that were popular when I was in high school.
Re: Trekking New York, One Census Tract at a Time
Posted: Apr 30 2013 7:17 am
by kingsnake
Some of those cave men still live down there. That's why I call it the "homeless highway" ...
Re: Trekking New York, One Census Tract at a Time
Posted: Apr 30 2013 7:59 am
by chumley
kingsnake wrote:* Interesting that the online headline is different than the hardcopy (which I subscribe to
Off-topic, but this is very common and has to do with SEO (Search Engine Optimization). The online headline is written specifically to attract "clicks" (which equals ad revenue) when people search for certain terms. Some news sites have headlines that are deceptively misleading, but show up well in search results!
Re: Trekking New York, One Census Tract at a Time
Posted: Apr 30 2013 8:10 am
by SpiderLegs
kingsnake wrote:Some of those cave men still live down there. That's why I call it the "homeless highway" ...
We think alike, I've been calling it the same thing since I moved back here. I've gotten to the point where I am starting to recognize the same guys and see them on a regular basis. Can't imagine what it's like to live under a tarp along the canals, especially with summer coming up.
Re: Trekking New York, One Census Tract at a Time
Posted: Apr 30 2013 8:18 am
by SAMBA
Census tracts???? Why bother? Does Mr. Gates have some pathological aversion to fun? Or had someone already completed the NYC version of SAMBA's Tucson Challenge, e.g.
http://hikearizona.com/photoset.php?ID=21240?
Re: Trekking New York, One Census Tract at a Time
Posted: Apr 30 2013 8:52 am
by kingsnake
SpiderLegs wrote:I've gotten to the point where I am starting to recognize the same guys and see them on a regular basis. Can't imagine what it's like to live under a tarp along the canals, especially with summer coming up.
Me too!
There's been times in my life where I could barely afford to eat, thankfully and hopefully in the distant past, so yeah, spending a Phoenix summer on the streets would suck royal.
SAMBA: You, sir, are my hero.
Re: Trekking New York, One Census Tract at a Time
Posted: Apr 30 2013 9:14 am
by SAMBA
@kingsnake
Yo KS,
Got a bike? I'll be meeting a few of my like minded, malt beverage loving peeps at Joe & Vicky's Place,
https://www.facebook.com/JoeAndVickysPlace, at 1 PM today to add yet another chapter to SAMBA's Tucson Challenge. If your life insurance is current, and you've got access to a suitable stash of cash to cover bail, then we'd love some company.
SAMBA
Re: Trekking New York, One Census Tract at a Time
Posted: Apr 30 2013 9:16 am
by kingsnake
If the tour ever makes it to Phoenix, I am in.
