Transportation Tuesday: Bottleneck Congestion
Where is congestion occurring? Real-time traffic data is used to identify congestion bottlenecks in Atlanta. https://atlresearch.tumblr.com/post/131170989078
Monday Mapday: Mortgage Loans for Purchasing Homes Per Square Mile
The locations in blue had the greatest number of mortgage loans originated for buying homes per square mile in 2014. Most loans were concentrated in the northeastern areas of urban core, extending into northern metro Atlanta through DeKalb, Fulton and Cobb Counties.
Transportation Tuesday: Atlanta’s Mobility Scorecard
Published by The Texas A&M Transportation Institute and INRIX, the 2015 scorecard analyzes traffic conditions in Atlanta.
Monday Mapday: Change in the Percent of Hispanic Population
In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month, this map shows the census tracts with the greatest increases in Hispanic population between 2000 and 2010. It highlights the largest changes in Gwinnett, Hall, Cobb and Clayton counties.
Transportation Tuesday: Congestion is Back!
Last month, the U.S. Department of Transportation released its most recent traffic volume trends report, analyzing trends throughout the country. https://atlresearch.tumblr.com/post/130156959523
Monday Mapday: Public Assistance through Food Stamps
The areas shown in blue had the greatest increase in individuals receiving food stamps per square mile from 2010-2014 in metro Atlanta. While poverty is still concentrated in the urban core, suburban areas unaccustomed to poverty have seen some of the highest spikes in food stamp usage, particularly in the Marietta and Norcross areas. [...]
Traffic in Metro Atlanta: Just Passing Through?
Personal Trips: Where Are People Going? Vehicle trips that just pass through a county without stopping are among the least desirable trip types for places. These trips create traffic jams, wear-and-tear on our roadways, exacerbate air pollution, and, critically, they don’t contribute to the local economy or local road maintenance. The chart above [...]
Monday Mapday: Riding Solo
The heaviest concentrations of commuters driving alone come from outside the urban core. It appears that the highest rates of commuting solo come from the larger more rural counties along the exurban fringe, such as Bartow, Walton, Newton, Coweta and Carroll counties. As expected, the lowest rates are in the City of Atlanta where commuters [...]
Monday Mapday: Change in Family Composition: 1970-2010
This map comes from September's Regional Snapshot and highlights the areas most affected by the changing family structures. The areas highlighted in blue are those that flipped from very light concentrations of single-parent families in 1970 (20% or less) to very heavy concentrations of single-parent families in 2010 (50% or more).
Regional Snapshot: Household Composition in Metro Atlanta
The structure of the family in the Atlanta region has changed dramatically over the past 40 years. There are fewer husband-wife families and more single-parent families and “non-families.” Here are some other key findings from this month’s Regional Snapshot: As of 2010, almost 34 percent of families with children are headed by a single-parent in [...]