Sunday Video: The Value of Data Sharing
Releasing data captured by government agencies in an accessible way to the public, has the potential to produce interesting insights about city life. Ben...
Sunday Video: The Power of Storytelling Through Data
Ben Wellington uses data in innovative ways to tell interesting stories which enhance our understanding of cities. In comedic fashion, Wellington explains some of...
Map of the Week: Equal Population Mapper
The good folks at Slate introduced a creative mapping tool, dubbed the Equal Population Mapper. This interactive graphic allows users to pick a population...
Map of the Week: King County’s Localscape
Have you ever wanted to know the racial diversity of your neighborhood, how your local schools rank, or where development permits have been recently...
Map of the Week: Every Job in the Puget Sound
Jobs, jobs, jobs. It's all about the jobs. But where exactly are they? Robert Manduca, a PhD student at Harvard University who specializes in sociology, data, and...
Map of the Week: Access and Choice to Grocery Stores in Seattle
Human settlements are built on the bedrock of food access. Without adequate sustenance, urban environments cannot flourish. People will travel long distances to ensure that they are...
PSRC Regional Trip Survey: Driving Down, Active Transportation Up
The Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) recently released a report highlighting data from the 2014 Regional Travel Study and previous studies. The report compared the results from...
SDOT Studying High Capacity Transit for the Roosevelt Corridor
The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) is studying options for transit improvements in the Roosevelt corridor between Downtown and Northgate. Although Sound Transit is...