About Layla Bellows

Layla Bellows is a senior planner at the Atlanta Regional Commission, where she handles data collection and analytics for its Research and Analytics Group as well as Neighborhood Nexus.

Redlining: Past Policy and Present Inequity

Redlining played a large part in shaping geographies of exclusion for homeownership in America. This StoryMap explores Atlanta's present segregation and inequality and compares them against historic redlining maps.

By |2022-02-18T16:13:05-05:00February 21st, 2022|Housing, Monday Mapday, Race and Diversity|Comments Off on Redlining: Past Policy and Present Inequity

Georgia’s Non-Hispanic Black Population, from 2010 to 2020

We're kicking off Black History Month with an updated look at the state's Black population at the Census tract level, as well as examining change since 2010.

By |2022-02-07T14:41:57-05:00February 7th, 2022|Monday Mapday|Comments Off on Georgia’s Non-Hispanic Black Population, from 2010 to 2020

Computer and Internet Access Across the 11-County Area

With schools considering a return to remote learning to prevent omicron surges among students and faculties, it's again worth a look at which communities are best positioned to handle quick switches and where we see the largest shares of school-age children.

By |2022-01-28T15:12:32-05:00January 10th, 2022|Monday Mapday, Population|Comments Off on Computer and Internet Access Across the 11-County Area

Health Assessment: the 11-County’s Health Rankings in 2021

With the holiday indulgence season here, we're offering a look at how our counties measure up on healthy behaviors year-round.

By |2021-12-01T14:33:37-05:00December 1st, 2021|Data Diversions, Mapday, Public Health|Comments Off on Health Assessment: the 11-County’s Health Rankings in 2021

Breast Cancer Awareness Month 2021: Incremental Improvement

Finding reasons for optimism and what work the 11-county area still has ahead of it when it comes to battling breast cancer in the future.

By |2021-10-18T16:03:32-04:00October 18th, 2021|Monday Mapday, Public Health|Comments Off on Breast Cancer Awareness Month 2021: Incremental Improvement
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