[TRU Research] Scheduling poll for next meeting

[Thomas Meyer]

I don't have the skills to scrape the data, but yes it would be doable to
map that. I would just sort different industries into separate lists and
upload them each with a different color.

On Thu, Jan 20, 2022 at 9:34 PM Jim Walseth <jim.walseth at gmail.com> wrote:

> Wow no kidding! This sheds a lot light on Tukwila, so many businesses.
> 👍
> Jim
>
>
> On Thu, Jan 20, 2022 at 8:43 PM Katie Wilson <katie at transitriders.org>
> wrote:
>
>> That’s a lot of businesses! Here’s one idea. If we had industry
>> classification as well as business name, and if we could do different color
>> pins for different industries, it could be interesting to see a few key
>> industries mapped— that could help inform our worker outreach strategies.
>> I’m hoping that my public records request will give us that, but if it
>> doesn’t, could we scrape the data from the SOS website
>> <https://ccfs.sos.wa.gov/#/>? If you input business name you do get
>> “nature of business” among other things.
>>
>> On Jan 20, 2022, at 8:17 PM, Thomas Meyer <thomas32492 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Not sure this is remarkable, but as promised, I put the business list on
>> a google map.
>>
>> https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1SykaOXHP9jwDgmlvGpZJYIlOVsEgXNBd&usp=sharing
>>
>> Not terribly illuminating when zoomed out, since the pins pretty much
>> cover all of Tukwila. Zooming in and snooping around might yield something,
>> though nothing really jumps out.
>>
>> On Wed, Jan 19, 2022 at 1:35 PM Katie Wilson <katie at transitriders.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Ok! We’re on for Tuesday, Feb. 8, 6:30-7:30pm. Here’s a zoom and a
>>> calendar invite.
>>>
>>> If you come upon anything remarkable in the meantime, feel free to share
>>> over email.
>>>
>>> - Katie
>>>
>>> ——————————
>>>
>>> Topic: TRU Research Meeting
>>> Time: Feb 8, 2022 06:30 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
>>>
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>>>
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>>>
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>>> On Jan 18, 2022, at 9:14 AM, Katie Wilson <katie at transitriders.org>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi All,
>>>
>>> We had a good meeting last night, notes here
>>> <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KiCgRv9epAC_OD2zq6V0n1Q_ybE1COENgXpB3hf5qcQ/edit?usp=sharing>
>>> .
>>>
>>> I’m hoping we can reconvene in early Feb. *Here’s a scheduling poll for
>>> some possible dates* <https://www.when2meet.com/?14202966-FSmaZ>,
>>> please fill it out by the end of the day this Wednesday so we can choose a
>>> time.
>>>
>>> And here, for reference, is the folder where we’re collecting research
>>> materials
>>> <https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Hlb9i4TDotVjjcFmxkCykHO6sO9i4zWO?usp=sharing>.
>>> It’s a little messy but if you poke around you can probably figure out what
>>> stuff is.
>>>
>>> - Katie
>>>
>>> Katie Wilson
>>> General Secretary
>>> Transit Riders Union
>>> https://transitriders.org
>>> 206-781-7204
>>>
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>>>
>>
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