Monday Mapday
Maps showing themes and trends, published on Mondays
Monday Mapday: Wide Life Expectancy Gap in the Metro Region
Based on recently-released data from the U.S. Small-area Life Expectancy Estimates Project (USALEEP), average life expectancy can be shown to vary greatly across relatively short distances in the U.S., with income, race/ethnicity, and education [...]
Monday Mapday: New Map Tool for Exploring Atlanta Metro Region Commuting Patterns
The Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics (LEHD) program, operated by the U.S. Census Bureau's Center for Economic Studies, provides Residential Area Characteristics (RAC), Worker Area Characteristics (WAC), and Origin-Destination data for workers and jobs on an [...]
Monday Mapday: Bike-Share Trip Explorer Tool for Atlanta
The availability of alternative avenues of transportation is on the rise in Atlanta! With ride-sharing, bike-sharing, and most recently scooter- and moped-sharing, Atlanta residents, workers, and visitors are finding a variety of options to [...]
Monday Mapday: 28th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act
Signed on July 26, 1990 by President George H.W. Bush, the Americans with Disabilities Act prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in employment, transportation, public accommodations, commercial facilities, telecommunications, and state and local government [...]
Monday Mapday: Interactive Map of Atlanta Homicide Data
Having compiled, cleaned, and analyze data for over 52,000 homicides in 50 major cities in the U.S. going back to 2007, The Washington Post recently released an expansive report identifying patterns of justice and [...]
Monday Mapday: Food Access in the Atlanta Metro Region
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s Food Access Research Atlas provides food access estimates by census tract across a variety of indicators, including proximity to grocery stores, family income, and vehicle accessibility. Estimates [...]