get_nearby_areas: Get nearby areas
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get_nearby_areas

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Get nearby areas

Description

Return areas of a selected type within a set distance of another area.

Usage

get_nearby_areas(
  area,
  type = c("neighborhood", "council district", "legislative district",
    "congressional district", "planning district", "police district", "csa",
    "park district"),
  dist = 1,
  exclude_area = TRUE,
  residential = FALSE
)

Arguments

`area`	sf object. Must have a name column for exclude_area to work.
`type`	Required. Supported values include "neighborhood", "council district", "legislative district", "congressional district", "planning district", "police district", "csa", and "park district". The type may be different than the type of the area provided.
`dist`	Distance in meters for matching nearby areas. Default is 1 meter.
`exclude_area`	Logical. Default TRUE. If FALSE, include the same areas provided to area (assuming the areas provide are the same type as the parameter provided to get_nearby_areas).
`residential`	Logical. Default FALSE. If the type is neighborhood, set TRUE to only return residential neighborhoods (excluding industrial areas, business parks, and parks/reservoirs).