Celebrating Native American Heritage Month 2021
Native American heritage month has arrived. This set of static maps shows territories in Georgia and throughout North America.
Follow the Money: Mapping the Best Trick-or-Treat Destinations in the Atlanta Region
Yes, we've mapped where you're most likely to get a lot of trick-or-treaters ... but more importantly, we've mapped where the candy spending is highest per household.
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.
Indigenous Peoples’ Day 2021
To celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day, we created an interactive map showing shares of Native Americans living in counties across Georgia.
Mapping Energy Burden in the Metro
A new tool created by the U.S. Department of Energy and National Renewable Energy Laboratory helps identify neighborhoods where residents are most likely to be energy burdened.
What’s the Buzz about all those Cicadas?
Mapping periodical cicada broods ... might we recommend grabbing earplugs and armchairs before nature's next full-volume concert?
Multifamily Momentum: Slowed, Not Stalled
In the last decade, multifamily housing has driven a significant share of the population growth in core areas of our region. Multifamily activity has slowed in recent years, and even in the heyday years of Atlanta multifamily construction, building in the sector was relatively constrained compared to single-family in Atlanta and to multifamily building in other metros.
Population Growth Slowing, Part I (A Zoomed-In Preview)
Population is still growing at a healthy clip in our area, but this growth was ebbing some even prior to the pandemic. We look at some ESRI data that indicates that, while fewer small areas are losing population 2010-2020 as compared to the last decade, fewer tracts are growing as quickly as they did during the 2000-2010 period. And overall, our region's growth rate has slowed 2010-2020.
Celebrating Veterans
Memorial Day is a time to remember lives lost in service to our country. This Monday Mapday celebrates all veterans by looking at rates of veteran residents across the state, as well as taking a look at how many World War II,
The Owner/Renter Landscape: Past and Present
Exploring past trends and the present landscape of owner and renter housing in the 10-county area.