(Inactive) Institute of Portland Metropolitan Studies (Portland)
January 2012
Greater Portland Pulse recently updated the following indicators:
Unemployment Rate: How does the unemployment rate in the greater Portland region compare to the national unemployment rate?
Average Wage per Job: (now available by county!) What does the average job pay in the Portland MSA?
Per Capita Income: (now available by county!) How does the average wage per job in the Portland MSA compate to the US Metro average? Which county in the greater Portland region has the highest per capit income?
(Inactive) Center for Community Building and Neighborhood Action (Memphis)
September 1, 2011 to August 31, 2012
The Center for Community Building and Neighborhood Action is working with the Shelby County Department of Planning and Development and the Greater Memphis Area Chamber of Commerce to evaluate property condition and create an asset inventory for an area branded “Airport City,” surrounding the Memphis International Airport. In partnership with the Center for Community, Criminology and Research (C3R), CBANA analysts are focusing on multifamily housing, commercial, retail and warehousing in the 37,000 parcel area, with a special emphasis on community safety and Crime Prevention Through Environ
For almost a decade the Providence Neighborhood Profiles have been a critical resource for government, community organizations, and people simply interested in learning about the City. With generous funding from the Rhode Island Foundation and Rhode Island Statewide Planning Program, ProvPlan has developed a new site - Rhode Island Community Profiles - that provides a host of statewide information.
Funded by SCRCOG, and led by SCRCOG, the New Haven NAACP, and Workforce Alliance, the Transportation Study examined the link between transportation and employment, including commuter patterns, bus system reach, barriers to employment, demographics, customer service perceptions, and regional urban development. The Study includes focus groups, surveys, and a public engagement component.
In May 2014, D3 launched the 2014 One D Scorecard, an online tool that reports on the status of our region through key data indicators in five Priority Areas: Economic Prosperity, Educational Preparedness, Quality of Life, Social Equity, and Regional Transit. The One D Index also rolls up the over 30 outcome-based indicators composing the five Priority areas into a single comprehensive score to better understand how metro Detroit stacks up across priority areas and other regions overall.
In Spring 2014, Mayor of Dallas Mike Rawlings gathered the Dallas community and created a Task Force to advise him on substantive, short-term plans to take action against poverty within the city. Dallas, which has the third-highest poverty rate for a city with a population of more than 1 million in the country, faces unique poverty challenges, which continue to disproportionately affect people of color. From 2000 to 2012, Dallas’ poverty increased by 41%, while the population of the city itself overall grew only by 5%. Dr.
In partnership with Rhode Island's Department of Labor and Training, ProvPlan is integrating workforce and unemployment data into the RI DataHUB to examine workforce related policy issues. Our first "Data Story" is expected to be published in early April 2015.
(Inactive) Institute of Portland Metropolitan Studies (Portland) (Inactive) Shift Research Lab (Denver*) Neighborhood Nexus (Atlanta)
April 2014
Equity mapping uses GIS technology to make the connection between so-called areas of opportunity — places where jobs are relatively plentiful and access to education, healthcare, and other amenities is close at hand — and communities with high concentrations of low-income and minority residents.
Excerpt on new DataHaven / Community Foundation report from The Day, New London: A recently released report commissioned by the Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut details inequities faced by women in New London and Windham counties in the realms of economic security, education, health and well-being, and leadership.
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New report details inequities for women in eastern Connecticut
