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Center for Urban and Regional Analysis (CURA)

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The Ohio State University

Contact:
Jordan Swaim-Fox, Outreach Coordinator
Partner website: 
https://cura.osu.edu/

We are an interdisciplinary group of scholars in social, natural, and environmental sciences; applied economics; agriculture; engineering; health and medical professions; and the humanities. We offer a wide range of support services for research that applies to urban and metropolitan areas, rural areas, and broader regional issues. Some of our services include GIS data processing, spatial analysis, and cartographic services.

Karyn Kerdolff
Senior GIS Analyst
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Harvey Miller
Professor, Reusche Chair in Geographic Information Science
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Jordan Swaim-Fox
Outreach Coordinator
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Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC)

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Contact:
Adam Porr, Research & Data Officer
Partner website: 
https://www.morpc.org/

MORPC is Central Ohio’s regional council for more than 70 members comprised of counties, cities, villages, townships, and regional organizations. We take pride in bringing communities of all sizes and interests together to collaborate on best practices and plan for the future of our growing region. We do this through a variety of programs, services, projects and initiatives – all with the goal of improving the lives of our residents and making Central Ohio stand out on the world stage.

Dave Dixon
Director of Data Analytics and Strategy
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Ethan Hug
Data Analyst
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Adam Porr
Research & Data Officer
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Activities

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MORPC Hosts Regional Data Day to Promote Data-Informed Decisionmaking
March 1, 2023
As part of the Regional Data Agenda with the Regional Data Advisory Committee, MORPC and... [read more]
Ghost Neighborhoods of Columbus
October 4, 2022
CURA has launched the Ghost Neighborhood of Columbus project to help people understand what was destroyed by urban highway construction in the 20th century, and support... [read more]
NNIP Welcomes Newest Partners in Columbus
June 2022
The... [read more]

Publications

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Accessibility derivative: Measuring the accessibility contribution of public transit routes
August 12, 2024
Journal Article - By: Harvey Miller, Luyu Liu
Center for Urban and Regional Analysis (CURA)

Blog Post
Evaluating accessibility benefits and ridership of bike-transit integration through a social equity lens
July 10, 2024
Blog post - By: Harvey Miller, Luyu Liu, Jinhyung Lee
Center for Urban and Regional Analysis (CURA)

Blog Post
June 2024 Presentation - Creating Self-Contained Web Maps
June 26, 2024
Presentation - By: Adam Porr
Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC)

Measuring the Impacts of Disruptions on Public Transit Accessibility and Reliability
January 1, 2024
Blog post - By: Luyu Liu, Adam Porr, Harvey J. Miller
Center for Urban and Regional Analysis (CURA)

Blog Post
NNIP Showcase, Part 3 - Leaders Listen Transportation Survey: Bringing Passenger Rail Back to Columbus
November 10, 2023
Presentation - By: Urban Institute
Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC)

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Framing Page for NNIP Showcase, Part 3 (November 2023)
November 10, 2023
Meeting Materials - By: National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership
Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC), Center on Poverty and Community Development

Framing Page
Creating building-level, three-dimensional digital models of historic urban neighborhoods from Sanborn Fire Insurance maps using machine learning
June 28, 2023
Blog post - By: Yue Lin, Jialin Li, Gerika Logan, Ningchuan Xiao, Harvey J. Miller
Center for Urban and Regional Analysis (CURA)

Blog Post
Disparities in public transit accessibility and usage by people with mobility disabilities: An evaluation using high-resolution transit data
May 1, 2023
Blog post - By: Luyu Liu, Armita Kar, Ahmad Ilderim Tokey, Huyen T.K. Le, Harvey J. Miller
Center for Urban and Regional Analysis (CURA)

Blog Post
Nearby food stores affect results after weight-loss surgery
March 9, 2023
Blog post - By: Harvey Miller et al.
Center for Urban and Regional Analysis (CURA)

Blog Post
NNIP Showcase, Part 3 (October 2022)
October 28, 2022
Video - By: Matt Nowlin, Nicole Hall, Melyssa Tsai-O'Brien, Jordan Graves, Elizabeth Burton
Urban Institute, The Polis Center, Center for Urban and Regional Analysis (CURA), Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy, Data Driven Detroit (D3)

The Ghost Neighborhoods of Columbus
October 28, 2022
Presentation - By: Nicole Hall
Center for Urban and Regional Analysis (CURA)

Slides
Infant Mortality Research Partnership (IMRP) Dashboard
February 1, 2022
Website - By: Ohio State's Center for Urban and Regional Analysis
Center for Urban and Regional Analysis (CURA)

Action for Children Childcare Supply Map
February 1, 2022
Website - By: Ohio State's Center for Urban and Regional Analysis
Center for Urban and Regional Analysis (CURA)

Action for Children's Supply Map, CURA's Custom Web Map
Central Ohio Regional Sustainability Dashboard helps Columbus monitor regional goals
February 1, 2022
Website - By: Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission and Ohio State's Center for Urban and Regional Analysis
Center for Urban and Regional Analysis (CURA), Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC)

Central Ohio Regional Sustainability Dashboard
Franklin County Opioid Crisis Activity Levels (FOCAL) Map
February 1, 2022
Website - By: Ohio State's Center for Urban and Regional Analysis
Center for Urban and Regional Analysis (CURA)

FOCAL Map
NNIP Partner Application: Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission and OSU Center for Urban & Regional Analysis
February 1, 2022
NNIP admin document - By: Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission and Ohio State's Center for Urban and Regional Analysis
Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC), Center for Urban and Regional Analysis (CURA)

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Central Ohio Transit Metrics
February 1, 2022
Website - By: Ohio State's Center for Urban and Regional Analysis
Center for Urban and Regional Analysis (CURA)

Bus Delays, Bus Accessibility
2017 Ohio State of Poverty Report
April 12, 2018
Report - By: Thoughtwell
(Inactive) Thoughtwell

Near East Side: Social Service Needs of a Community
April 5, 2018
Report - By: Thoughtwell
(Inactive) Thoughtwell

Weinland Park Family Centered Community Change
April 3, 2018
Report - By: Thoughtwell
(Inactive) Thoughtwell

Partnering for Better Public Policy in Columbus
March 9, 2018
Report - By: Sara McTarnaghan
(Inactive) Thoughtwell, Urban Institute

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HandsOn Central Ohio 2-1-1 Counts 2018
January 17, 2018
Report - By: Thoughtwell
(Inactive) Thoughtwell

Identifying Central Ohio Data User Audiences
December 31, 2017
Report - By: Mid-Ohio Retional Planning Commission (MORPC)
Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC)

User Personas Research Paper
Central Ohio Data User Personas
December 1, 2017
Report - By: Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission
Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC)

User Personas
Thoughtwell embarks on its first neighborhood benchmarking report. What did we learn?
November 30, 2017
Presentation - By: Marc Rostan
(Inactive) Thoughtwell

NNIP presentation FINAL.pptx
Package data like you mean it.
November 28, 2017
Blog post - By: Megan Johanson
(Inactive) Thoughtwell

Package data like you mean it.
Columbus: Know Nothing About Marketing? Try a Complete Rebrand!
October 12, 2017
Meeting Materials - By: Lynnette Cook
(Inactive) Thoughtwell

Thur_Ignite_Cook.pptx
Franklin County Youth Needs Assessment, Birth-12
September 1, 2017
Report - By: Thoughtwell
(Inactive) Thoughtwell

Franklin County Youth Needs Assessment, Birth-12
Session Notes: Supporting Local Governments
May 18, 2017
Meeting Materials - By: Noah Urban, Megan Johanson, April Urban, Alicia Rouault
Data Driven Detroit (D3), (Inactive) Thoughtwell, Center on Poverty and Community Development, Metropolitan Area Planning Council

DOCX
Health Equity in All Policies
November 17, 2016
Presentation - By: Marcus Erridge
(Inactive) Thoughtwell

Prezi
Columbus Women's Commission Briefing Book
November 1, 2016
Report - By: Thoughtwell
(Inactive) Thoughtwell

Columbus Women's Commission Briefing Book
Benchmarking Central Ohio Report 2016
November 1, 2016
Report - By: Thoughtwell
(Inactive) Thoughtwell

PDF
Franklin County Youth Needs Assessment Ages 12-24
November 1, 2016
Report - By: Thoughtwell
(Inactive) Thoughtwell

PDF
Measuring Community Impact of and Community Need for Social Enterprise
September 14, 2016
Presentation - By: Lynnette Cook
(Inactive) Thoughtwell

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Sample Position Description: Community Research Partners Executive Director
March 30, 2016
Job Description - By: Community Research Partners
(Inactive) Thoughtwell

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Create Columbus Commission Student Debt Report
February 1, 2016
Report - By: Thoughtwell
(Inactive) Thoughtwell

Create Columbus Commission Student Debt Report
Impact of Refugees in Central Ohio
November 2, 2015
Report - By: Thoughtwell
(Inactive) Thoughtwell

Impact of Refugees in Central Ohio
2-1-1 as a Source of Health and Human Services Data
October 23, 2015
Presentation - By: Megan Johanson
(Inactive) Thoughtwell

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Ohio Student Mobility Research Project
June 20, 2013
Meeting Materials - By: Aaron Schill
(Inactive) Thoughtwell

PPTX
Benchmarking Central Ohio Project
June 20, 2013
Meeting Materials - By: Devin Keithley
(Inactive) Thoughtwell

PPT
Columbus Neighborhood Tours: King Lincoln/Near East
June 19, 2013
Meeting Materials - By: HomePort
(Inactive) Thoughtwell

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Columbus Neighborhood Tours: Weinland Park
June 19, 2013
Meeting Materials - By: Columbus Foundation
(Inactive) Thoughtwell

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Sample Position Description - Senior Research Associate
April 15, 2012
Job Description - By: Community Research Partners
(Inactive) Thoughtwell

PDF
Benchmarking Central Ohio 2011
November 30, 2011
Report - By: Thoughtwell
(Inactive) Thoughtwell

Benchmarking Central Ohio 2011

Partner Webinars

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NNIP June 2024 Idea Showcase
December 31, 1969

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Presenters Adam Porr, Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission, Amanda Philips de Lucas, Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance, Cheryl Knott, Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance, Brandon Stanaway, Metropolitan Area Planning Council
Unpacking the 5th U.S. National Climate Assessment for the Midwest & Flash Talks on Climate Resilience Partnerships in Central Ohio
April 12, 2024 - 9:30am to 11:00am

CURA, the Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center, and INetClimate are hosting Unpacking the 5th U.S.... [read more]

Presenters Aaron Wilson, Ryan Winston, Katie Devlin, MPA, Jennie McAdams, MPH, REHS