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Map of the Month was an initiative of the Innovations in Government Program at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation. Each month, the program recognized data visualizations and maps that illustrate, enhance...

Map of the Month: Vision Zero Boston

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July 25, 2017 Map of the Month Map of the Month: Vision Zero Boston City: Boston, Massachusetts Year Published: July 2016 Goal: To provide visual information in the form of maps, charts, and apps about Vision Zero Boston, the city’s commitment to use...

Map of the Month: Redlining Louisville

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Map of the Month Map: Redlining Louisville City: Louisville, Kentucky Map: Redlining Louisville: The History of Race, Class and Real Estate Year Published: 2015, released on city open data portal in 2017 Goal: To raise awareness of the issue of redlining...

Map of the Month: KC Digital Inclusion Map

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November 30, 2017 Map of the Month Map of the Month: KC Digital Inclusion Map City: Kansas City, MO Year Published: 2017 Goal: Uncover relationships between Internet speed and economic outcomes. Datasets: FCC data on highest advertised speeds from ISPs...

Map of the Month: Baltimore’s GEOLOOM co>map

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September 27, 2017 Map of the Month Map of the Month: GEOLOOM co>map City: Baltimore, Maryland Year Published: July 2017 Goal: GEOLOOM allows cultural institutions, businesses, and policymakers to foster a more equitable distribution of cultural and...

Map of the Month: Who Votes for Mayor?

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Map of the Month: Who Votes for Mayor? City: 50 cities across the U.S. Year Published: 2016 Goal: Who Votes for Mayor? seeks to enhance understanding of the distribution of voter turnout in cities across the U.S. in order to inform policies to improve...

Send Us Your Best Maps and Data Visualizations!

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April 24, 2017 Map of the Month Map of the Month Map of the Month: Baltimore’s GEOLOOM co>map Map of the Month: KC Digital Inclusion Map Map of the Month: Redlining Louisville Map of the Month: Vision Zero Boston Map of the Month: Who Votes for Mayor? The...

Who Can Afford the Median-Priced Home in Their Metro?

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Map United States Joint Center for Housing Studies Nationwide, 59% of households (or 64% on average across metros) can afford typical monthly payments in their metro area; however, only 39% of renters (or 45 percent on average across metros) earn...

How Much Have Home Prices Changed?

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Map United States Joint Center for Housing Studies This interactive map visualizes the percentage of home price change since 2000, maps price difference since metro peak, and includes peak month for home price. DATASETS JCHS tabulations of CoreLogic Home...

Interactive Map: Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Populations and their Economic Contributions by U.S. Congressional District

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CSII released this interactive map providing its latest estimates of the number of people that are DACA eligible, and the number of actual DACA recipients by U.S. Congressional District. As the debate over how to respond to the discontinuation of the DACA...

Map Monday: LA Public Safety

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Map: Public Safety - Community-Level Analytics Geographic Area: City of Los Angeles, California Year Published: 2022 Goal: To provide clear and accurate information about crimes in LA neighborhoods. Datasets: LAPD crime data coupled with LA County...

Map Monday: Evictions by Demography

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December 4, 2017 Civic Data Map: Evictions by Demography, 2016 Geographic Area: City of San Francisco Year Published: 2016 Goal: Visualize eviction rates in neighborhoods by demographic and median rent Datasets: San Francisco Rent Board, census data...