From the TrakkRecord™ Desk
Data Stories & Transit Insights
Written for riders, not engineers. The thinking behind Trakkr, the patterns in the data, and what it all means for your commute.
What the MTA Doesn't Show You About Elevator Risk
The MTA Elevator Status page tells you when something is broken. It can't tell you what's about to break. Here's what six years of failure data reveals about the units most likely to strand riders.
Read more arrow_forwardSix Years of Subway Crime: What 99,000 Incidents Actually Tell Us
Raw crime counts are misleading. Once you weight by offense severity and normalize against ridership, a completely different set of stations rises to the top — and some "safe" stations disappear from the low-risk list entirely.
Read more arrow_forwardHow Trakkr Spots a Breakdown Before It Happens
Years of public records. Patterns the MTA already publishes but doesn't act on. The story of how Trakkr catches roughly 96 out of every 100 elevator failures before they leave a rider stranded.
Read more arrow_forwardThe Hidden Cost of Subway Inaccessibility for NYC's Disabled Commuters
For wheelchair users, stroller parents, and injured riders, a broken elevator isn't an inconvenience — it's a blocked commute. We mapped which ADA-critical stations carry the most failure risk right now.
Read more arrow_forwardHotspot or Not? Why Simple Crime Maps Are Lying to You
A station with 200 incidents and 50,000 daily riders is safer than one with 40 incidents and 800 riders. Crime density — not raw count — is what actually predicts whether you're at elevated risk on any given trip.
Read more arrow_forwardFrom NYPD Data to Your Morning Commute: How Trakkr Builds a Station Report
Two custom forecasts, three live MTA feeds, and the address lookup — the steps that turn raw public records into the answer you see in under two seconds.
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