Merge same stops with different direction to be the same

[RaenonX]

For example, Aberg & Loftsgordan (EB) and Aberg & Loftsgordan (WB) should be merged into Aberg & Loftsgordan.

Doing so, the stop removal feature to implement in #8 could be slightly easier.

Also, the rendered map will not have too many clustered stops which are essentially the same.

Possible workarounds

• Utilize the function of finding the stops within a certain range, and create a new stop at the center of these stops.
  • Better to create a new model and controller for these stops.
  • Try to plot a map once this is completed.
• Utilize primary_street and cross_location at C14 ([13]) and C16 ([15]) to group.
  • This could be faster because less calculation needed.
  • Need to do a sanity check to the data to ensure that there are no weird glitches in these fields.

Things to consider

• Need to create API and fields for accessing and storing the stops under the merged stops, because the ridership data correspond to these stops, not the merged one.
  • Ridership data could be summed for future access like approximating the time for heading to the stops.

Note

• Some stops were not grouped but essentially the same. For example, E Gorham St. and E Johnson St. is the same, but because they are single-way streets, bus stops/routes were being forced to separate, so they are counted as 2 stops instead of 1.