Where were the worst traffic jams in June? Some of these may look familiar- this month's report shows seven recurring bottlenecks that have been in the top 10 for April and/or May. The #1 bottleneck was I-75 N @ Chastain Rd/exit 271, for the third month in a row. The average maximum length of this [...]
Last week we looked at Emory as a regional employment center. This week, we analyze the travel patterns for workers in the Cumberland area using the U.S. Census Bureau's OnTheMap Application (with 2014 data).
The U.S. Census Bureau surveys U.S. residents on their place of birth to compare with the place they currently live. This provides an idea of geographic mobility and migration. The native population includes everyone who was born in the U.S. or was born outside of the U.S. but had at least one parent who was [...]
The places in metro Atlanta with the highest percentages of people who were born in Georgia are primarily in the suburbs, with an additional pocket in central Fulton County. In the blue areas highlighted on this map, 60%-100% of residents were born in Georgia. Most of Carroll, Spalding, and Walton counties have relatively high concentrations of [...]
People often say that cost of living is low in Atlanta. And they are right, relative to many other metros, as our snapshot this month showed (How Expensive Is It to Live in Metro Atlanta?). But, when considering minimum wage and the needs of various family types, can working adults earn the minimum income [...]
As a regional employment center, Emory has a big impact on transportation due to the travel patterns of their employees. Here, we estimate the number of employees working in the Emory area and analyze where the workers are coming from (their home locations) using the U.S. Census Bureau's OnTheMap Application. The tool uses 2014 Longitudinal-Employer Household [...]
This map, from our special feature So What Exactly Happens After High School?, uses data from the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement (GOSA) (mapped using Neighborhood Nexus) shows, by school, the percentage of 2009 high school graduates (for most high schools in the five core counties) who had earned a bachelor’s degree within five years. We can see a familiar [...]
We recently featured the new ARC-approved Walk. Bike. Thrive! regional bicycle-pedestrian plan. To develop a regional, data-driven framework, the plan includes strategies for prioritizing projects and guiding investments for walking and biking. To evaluate projects in a way that reflects ARC's policy goals, the prioritization tool identifies "regional focus areas" based on desired safety, mobility, economic development, and [...]
To start off this week, we wanted to take a look at the newly released School Climate Ratings- a rating system derived from surveys distributed to all schools in Georgia. The ratings aim to assess the perceived “culture”, character, and quality of school life. Data from the surveys are used to score each school from [...]
Henry County residents have local pride and strong community engagement, but have regional transportation challenges. Highlights of the responses from the 400 Henry County residents surveyed in the 2015 edition of Metro Atlanta Speaks are shown below. Featured questions: How would you rate metro Atlanta as a place to live? How would you rate support services for elderly citizens? Of the [...]
