More on the Trick or Treat Test: Calculating the "Candy Density.": Planner Paul Knight shows how to do the math...

More on the Trick or Treat Test: Calculating the "Candy Density."

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More on the Trick or Treat Test: Calculating the "Candy Density.": Planner Paul Knight shows how to do the math...

In our post Use The Trick or Treat Test Tonight To Find Good Urban Design , Brent Toderian discussed urban design and trick or treating in terms of generalities; Paul Knight actually does the math and gives you the formulae; he's the Nate Silver of trick or treating. Candy lovers know that all you need is a costume and a bucket to satisfy your sweet tooth, but in order to maximize a Halloween outing one must focus on the numbers including route efficiency, candy distributors per block (typically dwelling units), and “candy density” (candy pieces per acre). These metrics will not only save you energy, they will also help maximize your time. As any ghoul or goblin knows, time is candy. Here is the formula for Candy Score: Potential Candy Score (Candy Pieces) = Target Neighborhood (Acres) x Houses-Per-Acre x Families-Per-House (accounting for duplexes, etc) x % Candy-Giving-F...

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@treehuggeruk » 01 Nov '12, 1pm
RT @iLou: RT @TreeHugger: Kids, calculate the "Candy Density" of your neighborhood to maximize your candy #Halloween haul. [link]
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Kids, calculate the "Candy Density" of your neighborhood to maximize your candy #Halloween haul. [link]
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@BillLindeke » 31 Oct '12, 7pm
awesome 'candy density' equation should also include sidewalk ratio [link]
@ambrown » 31 Oct '12, 7pm
It's entirely possible that my interest in urbanism stems from a vestigial desire to maximize Halloween candy intake. [link]
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@GreenRascal » 31 Oct '12, 5pm
calculating candy density for halloween [link]
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RT @homesandcamps: Trick or Treat Test: Calculating the "Candy Density." : TreeHugger [link] via @TreeHugger Good strategy pays off in more loot!
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Trick or Treat Test: Calculating the "Candy Density." : TreeHugger [link] via @TreeHugger Good strategy pays off in more loot!
@lloydalter » 31 Oct '12, 4pm
Calculate the candy density of your neighbourhood. [link] Really, @walkscore should steal this algorithm.
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The Trick or Treat Test: Calculating maximum candy collection. [link]
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RT @lloydalter: Happy halloween: Calculating the candy density [link] and Use the trick or treat test [link]
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