Data
It's hard to connect zoning to planning and development outcomes at a national level because very little data exists at that scale.
Urban Institute
The latest example of the Internet's power to make deliver data and maps to the masses, produced by the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University.
Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University
Dallas's resiliency plan analyzed the best ways to combat heat in every neighborhood.
Governing Magazine
Using data from Microsoft, the New York Times has published an online map showing the placement of every building in the country, in a simple black and white format.
The New York Times
The Metropolitan Council regional planning organization is looking for better data on how people move around the Twin Cities.
Pioneer Press
Other cities could learn from efforts to lower eviction rates in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Urban Institute
New research draws on the popular review site Yelp to predict changes in housing prices and demographics.
CityLab
Blog post
We are in perhaps the most dynamic period with respect to changes in travel behavior in the past 50 years. Chose your data wisely.
A shared post by Regina Clewlow, CEO and founder of Populus.
Populus on Medium
Individuals and major companies alike have already found a variety of applications for the software.
Fast Co. Design
The Census Bureau wants to be a friend to YIMBYs and NIMBYs alike.
United States Census Bureau
About 500,000 tenants face eviction every year—triple previous estimates. And over a million may be involuntary displaced despite never making it to court.
Tenants Together
FiveThirtyEight explores how planners in the Midwest are trying to get ahead of an intensifying climate.
FiveThirtyEight
The new City Health Dashboard might be the first time many communities have had access to a treasure trove of public health data at the click of a mouse button.
Crain's New York Business
Where is gentrification most likely to occur in cities like Detroit? And how can that data guide policy? A new report provides some insight.
Forbes
Ford-owned shuttle provider, Chariot, will be back on the streets in San Francisco after an October shutdown.
TechCrunch
The District of Columbia is attempting to build a data-based model for the mix of public and "shared" transportation modes on its streets, but is still finding holes in the data necessary to build new policies.
The Washington Post
The city of Nashville launched the NashView interactive data map earlier this month.
Smart Cities Dive
To get a handle on drivers whizzing through its main road, the small town of Betterton, Maryland installed a "smart" radar speed sign. The data it collected helped the local sheriff's department improve traffic enforcement.
Governing
Norman Oder asks readers to question the evidence traditionally cited in arguments that attempt to disprove displacement as a consequence of gentrification.
Shelterforce
