Monday Mapday: Community Involvement
Monday Mapday January 4, 2016: In keeping with the theme of New Year’s Resolutions, like getting more involved in your community, this map shows the percent of residents who participated in any public activity in the last 12 months (by ZIP code). North Fulton, Forsyth, Cobb, and Fayette counties seem to have the highest [...]
How do metro Atlanta residents feel about Education in the Region?
You know that we like to throw data at you… LOTS of data! Telling stories with data is important to help us understand critical issues that affect our communities. But how residents perceive these issues is critical as well. So, over the next few months, we will take an in-depth look at this year’s Metro [...]
Monday Mapday: To Grandmother’s House We Go
Through the American Community Survey, the U.S. Census Bureau estimates the number of households where grandparents live with their own grandchildren. This map shows the percent of those households where the grandparents are responsible for their grandchildren. Explore this map and other variables at the census tract level by visiting Neighborhood Nexus [...]
Transportation Tuesday 12/22/2015: Christmas Week 2014
Which days were the worst for traveling during Christmas week last year? This video shows travel conditions on metro Atlanta interstates December 22-25, 2014. Green indicates faster travel speeds; red indicates slower traffic speeds due to congestion. Early evenings on December 22nd and 23rd had the worst travel conditions. December 22nd was particularly bad, [...]
Transportation Tuesday: Walking & Biking in Atlanta
Visit the ARC website for more information and to review the draft plan. ARC is accepting public comments on the plan until January 15, 2016.
Monday Mapday: Home Sales Price by Zip Code
Monday Mapday: This map shows the average median home sales price by zip code in metro Atlanta for the time period of October 2014 - September 2015. Zillow reports monthly median home sales prices by zip codes; we aggregated that information to find the average price. The darker blue areas, concentrated in north Fulton [...]
ARC’s “The Quarter” FY 2015 Q3
Our quarterly economic publication, The Quarter, is ready! How did our economy do in 2015 Quarter 3? How does it compare to past quarters? Below are some of the highlights or go to the full site to learn more! All Sectors Employment Change: Construction is the only sector to have decreased in year-over-year change between August [...]
Monday Mapday: Esri’s 2015 Tapestry Segmentation
Esri's Tapestry Segmentation classifies neighborhoods into 67 market segments based on socioeconomic and demographic characteristics. These segments are summarized in 14 LifeMode groups based on similar traits. This map shows LifeMode Summary groups in zip codes throughout metro Atlanta. A link to more information about the LifeMode groups can be found in [...]
