The countdown to Tax Day is on! In honor of the countdown, this map shows the change in the percentage of tax returns claiming the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) from 2011-2013 by zip codes in metro Atlanta. The EITC is one of the most effective tools for lifting low-income working families out of poverty [...]
It is Snapshot time, and this month we are covering the forecasts recently completed as part of The Atlanta Region's Plan, which is a long-range comprehensive plan that includes a vision for how the region might accommodate a population of just over eight million people by 2040. Therefore, this Regional Snapshot will unpack those forecasts [...]
Transportation Tuesday this week looks at transit ridership data in metro Atlanta. This interactive dashboard, from the Atlanta Regional Transportation Factbook, shows transit ridership from 1999-2014 for four different agencies (MARTA, CCT, GRTA, and GCT). The dashboard also shows the number of boardings (people getting on the train) by MARTA rail stations. Transit ridership has [...]
Last week's Monday Mapday looked at the ARC 2015-2040 population forecast for change in population density from The Atlanta Region's Plan, which was adopted by the Atlanta Regional Commission board on February 23. This week, the map uses the employment forecast to show change in employment density (jobs per square mile) by census tracts. The areas forecast to have [...]
This week's Transportation Tuesday looks at park-and-ride lots in metro Atlanta. As a Transportation Demand Management (TDM) strategy, park-and-ride lots serve to increase access to transit options by allowing commuters to transfer from their vehicles to transit, vanpools, or carpools. The circles in this map represent park and ride lots and increase in size based on the number [...]
The Atlanta Region's Plan was adopted by the Atlanta Regional Commission board on February 24. As part of the process, ARC has forecast population and employment change from 2015-2040. This map shows change in population density by census tracts, with the greatest concentrations of change occurring in central DeKalb and Fulton counties, Gwinnett County, and Forsyth [...]
