Americans chose the month of May to celebrate Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States to commemorate two important events -- the immigration of the first Japanese to the United States on May 7, 1843, and the contribution of the nation's Chinese immigrants to the completion of the transcontinental railroad on May 10, [...]
Our most recent update of The Quarter analyzes economic data in metro Atlanta for Q1 2017. The Quarter includes data on employment, home price indices, building permits, retail and office space, and more, with the goal of identifying what areas of our economy are striving and what areas are slower to recover. Visit The [...]
The locations in dark blue had the greatest increase in the number of mortgage loans originated for buying homes per square mile from 2012 to 2015. The greatest increase in loans were concentrated in the northern parts of the City of Atlanta, extending up through Fulton, DeKalb, Forsyth, Gwinnett, and Cobb Counties. Source: HMDA, [...]
To measure linguistic isolation, the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey asks respondents how well they speak English. This map shows the top 20% of "neighborhoods" (census tracts are used to represent neighborhoods) that have the highest percentage of residents who speak English less than "very well," using the mapping tools available through Neighborhood [...]
April 22, 2017 marks the 47th anniversary of Earth Day, which began in 1970 as a national event to educate the public about the environment. In the spirit of Earth Day, this week's Friday Factday explores a selection of environmental statistics for metro Atlanta.
Learn4Life: l4lmetroatlanta.org State of Education in Metro Atlanta | Baseline Report 2017 What is Learn4Life? Learn4Life (L4L) is the Metro Atlanta Regional Education Partnership, a collaborative effort that brings together school systems, local communities, business and nonprofits to drive resources and energy to proven solutions. These solutions are based on common [...]
As part of April's Regional Snapshot, the interactive storymap "Connecting With Parks - A Regional Perspective" combines maps, images, and text to tell stories about metro Atlanta's greenspace through five categories: “A River Runs Through Us” tells the story of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area “Preserving Our Ties to Nature” features information regarding [...]
Exploring the Story of Metro Atlanta’s Greenspaces The April 2017 Regional Snapshot introduces a new interactive tool - the Connecting with Parks storymap - developed by ARC in response to a request from Park Pride seeking metrics to share at their 16th Annual Parks & Greenspace Conference. Highlights: ARC has been active in greenspace [...]
Commuters driving through Atlanta may be experiencing slower speeds and more congestion following the I-85 bridge collapse; here, we analyze travel conditions on specific roadways for Monday, April 10. With school back in session after last week's spring break, we are evaluating changing travel patterns by using INRIX real-time traffic software to compare travel [...]
Contributing to the affordability problem in Metro Atlanta is the fact that a significant number of subsidized rental homes are coming to the end of their initial subsidy period. To aid in prioritizing affordable housing preservation, Neighborhood Nexus and Enterprise Community Partners have developed the Metro Atlanta Affordable Housing Tool, which highlights subsidized properties [...]
