Since transportation is so intertwined with other aspects of urban life – housing, land use, and technology, for example – it is only fitting that we should look beyond purely transportation agencies for useful data. Enter the Location Affordability Index, a dataset developed by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that combines transportationContinue reading “Transportation Data Tools #4: Location Affordability Index”
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Transportation Data Tools #3: Open Data Portals
I’ve mentioned it briefly before, but the open data tools offered by some local governments these days really are quite impressive. It’s a win-win situation: you get access to interesting data to explore, and cities might benefit if you develop an app or something useful to your fellow residents. Search for your own city hereContinue reading “Transportation Data Tools #3: Open Data Portals”
Transportation Data Tools #2: Public Use Microdata Samples
For most things, the Census and American Community Survey (ACS) only offer data at the aggregate level: by census block group or city, for example. You can view how many people in a city live under the poverty level or what percentage of people in a tract own their homes, but you have to useContinue reading “Transportation Data Tools #2: Public Use Microdata Samples”
Nerd on the Bus 