Transit Evidence Crossreference

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Chapter 3 Computational Analysis

Transit & Mobility Evidence Cross-Reference Guide

Created: 2025-01-04 Purpose: Quick reference linking transit evidence to specific chapter sections

Primary Evidence Files

  1. Transit Evidence Taxonomy - Complete - Full text extraction of all evidence IDs organized by theme
  2. Evidence Validation Report - Verification of claimed vs actual evidence
  3. CUNY Transit Commute Analysis Report - Original comprehensive analysis (2025-09-11)

Chapter 3: Section 3.6 “Transit and Time: Bodies as Infrastructure”

3.6.1 The Commute as Hidden Curriculum (Lines 274-301)

Physical Navigation Evidence

What to cite: 9,782 total transit discussions, major route patterns

Best Evidence IDs:

  • comment_mjw6apd (Baruch): “M/L train route (you can be at baruch in 45-55 minutes)” - specific commute time from Queens/Brooklyn
  • comment_i2bwtyo (Baruch): “end of the E train line” York College to Baruch - documents periphery to center journey
  • comment_hbm43by (CUNY): Queens/Brooklyn/Bronx cheaper housing, Manhattan commute trade-off
  • comment_l1altak (CUNY): Compares Baruch and Queens, notes NYC commuter culture

Numerical Claims:

  • Baruch↔Hunter corridor: 566 mentions
  • Queens→Baruch route: 465 mentions
  • Queens↔Hunter route: 310 mentions
  • Total: 1,341 documented inter-campus route mentions (NOT 799)

Vertical Immobility Within Campuses Evidence

What to cite: 616 elevator/escalator infrastructure failures (64% from Baruch)

Verified Evidence IDs âś…:

  • comment_iphki91 (Baruch, 2022-09-22, Score: 5): “the crappy elevators (one was working out of 5 just yesterday)”
  • comment_kvqhf1r (Baruch, 2024-03-20, Score: 1): “One elevator literally dropped five floors while going up yesterday”
  • submission_1gl6d9j (Hunter, 2024-11-06, Score: 38): EMS response to trapped students, “DO YOU GUYS NEED EMS??” CUNY officer
  • comment_iom3s7b (Baruch): “I waited at least 5-10 mins for elevator” (corrected from comment_mbwzqsd)

Additional Strong Evidence:

  • submission_1iyeuoj (Baruch, 2025-02-25, Score: 50): “3/6 elevators under maintenance,” trapped students, elevator stopped below floor level
  • submission_kdpj52 (Baruch, 2020-12-15, Score: 62): “waiting forever on the elevator lines at 10:40am” - documents peak congestion time
  • submission_1ijchtd (Hunter, 2025-02-06, Score: 130): Overcrowding + broken elevators forcing tight spaces
  • submission_xe5dwk (Hunter, 2022-09-14, Score: 43): “broken elevators, extremely overcrowded”

Evidence Removed ❌:

  • comment_m4x2kp9 “pandemic transit risk management” - DOES NOT EXIST in database

Temporal Calculations Evidence

What to cite: 18% of students with >90 minute commutes spend 15+ hours weekly in transit

Best Duration Evidence:

  • submission_1iwsc4d (CUNY, Score: 190): “1.5 hours to commute to the city” - includes discussion of social isolation
  • submission_kdpj52 (Baruch, Score: 62): “commuting 1.5-2 hours one way” - 4 year experience, discusses cumulative burden
  • comment_i2bwtyo (Baruch): Documents E train end-of-line journey length

Time Patterns from Transit Report:

  • Morning rush (7-9 AM): 220 discussions, peak 9 AM (101)
  • Evening rush (4-6 PM): 368 discussions, peak 5 PM (131)
  • Late night (2-4 AM): 83 discussions - crisis hours when support unavailable

Resource Arbitrage Evidence

What to cite: 1,847 resource comparison posts showing Manhattan preference pattern

Best Comparison Evidence:

  • comment_hbm43by (CUNY, Score: 14): Explicit discussion of Manhattan vs outer borough housing/commute trade-offs
  • comment_l1altak (CUNY, Score: 12): “The Finance or Psychology they teach at Baruch and Queens College is the exact same” - but chooses Manhattan location
  • comment_kymk6rf (CUNY, Score: 12): Recommends Queens or BMCC, notes Baruch is “primarily a business university” - resource specialization

Note: “68% prefer Manhattan despite commute” lacks direct statistical validation; use qualitative pattern confirmation instead

3.6.2 Digital Navigation During COVID (Lines 302-313)

Status: EVIDENCE GAP IDENTIFIED

Claim: “78% physical → 64% digital discourse shift” Validation: Needs specific evidence IDs documenting this pattern

Available Evidence: 26 pandemic+transit comments found, but focus on remote learning preferences not transit risk

Recommended Action: Either find supporting evidence IDs or revise to qualitative pattern description

3.6.3 Bodies Bridging Institutional Gaps (Lines 314-325)

The Express Uncertainty Evidence

What to cite: 283 “express” train mentions in transit discourse (NOT 89 exact phrase matches)

Transit Stress Documentation:

  • “Delay” mentions: 1,946 across all CUNY subreddits
  • “Late” mentions: 1,203
  • “Stuck” mentions: 487
  • “Breakdown” mentions: 89
  • “Signal problems”: 31

Best Stress Evidence:

  • (Further extraction needed - search for MTA failure + course attendance impact)

Chapter 2: Section 2.4.2 “Inter-Campus Navigation” (Lines 188-208)

Physical Navigation

Cross-reference: Same evidence as Chapter 3, Section 3.6.1 above Focus: Computational patterns rather than ethnographic detail

Key Numbers:

  • 9,782 total transit discussions (corrected from 799)
  • Major routes: Baruch↔Hunter (566), Queens→Baruch (465), Queens↔Hunter (310)
  • Express discourse: 283 mentions

Digital Navigation During COVID

Cross-reference: Evidence gap noted above (line 200)

Resource Arbitrage

Cross-reference: Same comparison evidence as Chapter 3 Numbers: 1,847 comparison posts (from transit report)

Chapter 1: Line 40-41 (Introduction/Context)

Commute Pattern Mapping

Old Claim: “Queens to Manhattan” appears 487 times Corrected: Queens-Manhattan discourse documented through:

  • “queens” in transit context: 1,897 mentions
  • “manhattan” in transit context: 361 mentions
  • Co-occurrence patterns show commute mapping

Purpose in Ch1: Establish that digital discourse mirrors physical distribution challenges

Chapter 3: Section 3.7.2 (Line 340) - Synthesis

Transit Inequality Mapping

Old Claim: 799 transit mentions map inequality Corrected: 9,782 transit mentions map inequality

Best Summary Evidence:

  • Baruch elevator crisis (64% of all infrastructure complaints)
  • 18% with >90 min commutes = time poverty
  • Manhattan resource concentration documented through 1,847 comparison posts

Evidence ID Quick Reference Table

Evidence ID Database Theme Score Key Quote Full Text Location
comment_iphki91 ✅ Baruch Elevator failure 5 “one was working out of 5” Taxonomy Theme 2, #8
comment_kvqhf1r ✅ Baruch Elevator danger 1 “dropped five floors” Taxonomy Theme 2, #2
submission_1gl6d9j ✅ Hunter EMS incident 38 “DO YOU GUYS NEED EMS??” Taxonomy Theme 2, #6
comment_iom3s7b ✅ Baruch Wait times - “5-10 mins for elevator” Validation Report p.42
submission_1iyeuoj Baruch Maintenance 50 “3/6 under maintenance” Taxonomy Theme 2, #3
submission_kdpj52 Baruch Congestion 62 “10:40am elevator lines” Taxonomy Theme 2, #2
comment_mjw6apd Baruch Route timing 12 “M/L train 45-55 minutes” Taxonomy Theme 1, #5
comment_i2bwtyo Baruch E train route 12 “end of E train line” Taxonomy Theme 1, #4
submission_1iwsc4d CUNY Duration 190 “1.5 hours to commute” Taxonomy Theme 3, #1
comment_hbm43by CUNY Housing trade-off 14 Queens/Brooklyn cheaper Taxonomy Theme 1, #1

Evidence Status Legend

  • âś… Verified: ID exists, quote confirmed, ready for citation
  • ⚠️ Corrected: ID exists but quote/claim needed adjustment
  • ❌ Removed: ID does not exist in database
  • 🔍 Gap: Evidence needed, no current ID assigned

Search Queries for Future Evidence Collection

Needed Evidence:

  1. Pandemic Transit Risk (replacing comment_m4x2kp9 ❌)
    • Search: (pandemic OR covid OR corona) AND (subway OR train OR MTA OR commute) AND (risk OR danger OR mask OR crowded)
    • Database: All CUNY, filter created_utc >= March 2020
  2. Digital vs Physical Shift (validating 78%→64% claim)
    • Search temporal distribution of “zoom” OR “online” vs “commute” OR “campus” OR “in-person”
    • Calculate pre/post pandemic ratios
  3. Accessibility Impact
    • Search: (elevator OR escalator) AND (disability OR wheelchair OR accessible OR ada OR injury OR crutches)
    • Find disabled student narratives about missed classes
  4. Specific Train Line Strategy
    • Search: “6 train”, “E train”, “F train”, “7 train” with course schedule mentions
    • Document registration decisions based on transit

Usage Guidelines

  1. For Chapter Writing: Use this cross-reference to find evidence IDs, then check full text in Taxonomy document
  2. For Citation: Include database source, date, and score for credibility
  3. For Synthesis: Multiple evidence IDs strengthen claims more than single high-score items
  4. For Transparency: Note corrections in text with (corrected from X) for methodological rigor

Methodological Notes

Why Numbers Changed:

  • 799 → 9,782: Original count was likely inter-campus route mentions only; actual total transit discourse is 12x larger
  • 187 → 616: Elevator/escalator search was too narrow; expanded keywords found systemic infrastructure crisis
  • Exact phrases → Thematic discourse: “Queens to Manhattan” as exact phrase = 0 matches; co-occurrence pattern = 1,897+361 mentions

Evidence Quality Standards:

  • Full text extracted (no summaries)
  • Character counts verified
  • Proper t1/t3 prefixes maintained
  • Temporal context preserved
  • Score indicates community validation

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