Parking Reform Network Map

This code runs the map app for the Parking Reform Network.

Getting Started

Dependencies

The app is built in Shiny, so you need to install

• R
• R Libraries: dplyr, fontawesome, leaflet, R.rsp, shiny, shinyjs, stringr, tidygeocoder

Executing program

Map App

• Copy the initial_tidied_map_data.csv in the same folder and call it tidied_map_data.csv. This is a snapshot of the Parking Reform Network data.
• If you want the most up to date data, run the generate_map_data.R script. Generate the most up to date data by running parking_reform.R which fetches new data
• The local path may need to be changed to work on your computer. The intent is to overwrite the tidied_map_data.csv file.
• Run app.R to launch the app.

Generating Static Webpages

• To generate static pages for each city, run the create_city_detail_pages.R script.
• Again local paths may need to changed. The goal is to output files into the parking_map/city_detail/ folder.

Authors

• Brad Baker @bradmbak
• Alireza Karduni

TODOs:

Map App:

• Update population transparency scales to make large cities "pop" and have smaller cities fade into the background. Scales found in encoding_logic.R.
• Make sidebar menu collapseable.
• Update city markers to be circles from current teardrop shape.
• Experiment to see if marker size is a better indicator of size than transparency.
• Experiment with both marker size and marker transparency to see if that better conveys transparency.
• Update city icons to custom icons. (Currently waiting on the icons)
• Update badges to custom badges from the "new" and "!!!" badges. (currently waiting on the badges)
• Make PRN and StrongTown logos the same size

Static Pages:

• Clean up design on static pages generated from create_city_detail_pages.R.

Shiny Server

• set up cron job to pull data once per day using generate_map_data.R. ensure path is set up correctly. 
• debug why city/state isn't showing up correctly on detail pane click
• any path changes we want to do for the map app or city pages.