Designing a New Access Measure for the Spatial Equity Data Tool APIThe Urban Institute’s Spatial Equity Data Tool (SEDT) is a free, powerful software that allows users to upload point spatial data — such as…2d ago12d ago1
Published inUrban InstituteHow We Elegantly Visualized Complex Measures for the Urban Institute’s Upward Mobility MetricsIn October 2024, the Urban Institute launched the Upward Mobility Data Dashboard, a tool for local leaders to explore 24 conditions…Dec 12, 20243Dec 12, 20243
Published inUrban InstituteIntroducing the Urban Institute Data Visualization Style Guide’s Open-Source Excel Add-InRecently, we released an updated version of the Urban Institute Data Visualization Style Guide, including new details on Urban’s data…Oct 24, 202418Oct 24, 202418
Analyzing the Privacy and Utility Tradeoff for Synthetic Datasets with Imbalanced Demographic…In recent years, synthetic data — or statistically representative pseudo records usually based on statistical models — have gained…Aug 1, 2024Aug 1, 2024
The Evolution of the Urban Institute’s Design LibraryImagine launching multiple websites in a year, each requiring replicating design elements like buttons, icons, and cards with images…Jun 13, 20244Jun 13, 20244
Exploring AI: How Urban Is Piloting Guidelines around Using AI in Our Research and Policy WorkEveryone I talk to these days is thinking about artificial intelligence (AI). My peers at research organizations, nonprofits, government…May 23, 20247May 23, 20247
Published inUrban InstituteUsing Datawrapper to Make Custom Data Visualization More EfficientThe Urban Institute data visualization team creates a wide array of visual products, including static charts for reports and briefs…May 9, 202458May 9, 202458
Enhanced Survey Response Monitoring with the Qualtrics APIResearchers at Urban and elsewhere in policy, academia, and industry use the Qualtrics survey platform to build and deploy sophisticated…Apr 11, 20242Apr 11, 20242
Modeling the Effects of Public Transit Investments on Equity in Access to Employment in Washington…The $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (PDF) offers an exciting opportunity for localities to make critically needed…Mar 21, 20242Mar 21, 20242
Published inUrban InstituteBuilding a Public API for the Spatial Equity Data ToolThe Urban Institute’s Spatial Equity Data Tool (SEDT) enables local, state, and federal leaders to upload data and quickly assess whether…Mar 7, 202416Mar 7, 202416
Published inUrban InstituteNew Tools Are Needed to Unlock Private Data for Better PolicymakingGovernment agencies hold a vast array and amount of data about individuals and households — information about health, earnings, income…Feb 15, 2024Feb 15, 2024
How We’re Bringing R to Serverless Cloud ComputingOver the past several years, two technologies have undergirded many of the most innovative research projects and tools developed by the…Jan 11, 20241Jan 11, 20241
Data@Urban’s Top Posts of 2023The potential of machine learning for compiling standardized zoning dataDec 21, 2023Dec 21, 2023
Bringing Data to Life: Physical Data Projects at UrbanCreating data visualizations can be a lonely business. You sit behind your desk working with code, design tools, or other programs to pull…Nov 30, 2023Nov 30, 2023
Local-Level Data and Tools Can Inform Efforts to Strengthen Community Food Systems against Climate…When local food systems are equitable and resilient, they can weather and recover from disruptions while ensuring all residents can produce…Nov 16, 2023Nov 16, 2023
Published inUrban InstituteIs Privacy at Odds with Racial Equity?Publicly releasing data disaggregated by race or other demographic characteristics presents a double-edged sword in terms of equity and…Oct 26, 2023Oct 26, 2023
Published inUrban InstituteA Deep Dive into Course Descriptions: Using Quanteda to Identify Work-Based Learning OpportunitiesCommunity colleges, with their career-focused curricula and diverse student populations, offer an ideal setting for work-based learning…Oct 19, 2023Oct 19, 2023
How to Tackle Fraudulent Survey ResponsesIn 2022, the Upward Mobility research team fielded an online community survey to build a demographically representative sample of 10 US…Sep 28, 2023Sep 28, 2023
Communicating Synthetic Data Evaluation Results with a Parameterized R Markdown ReportRecently, a team of Urban Institute researchers partnered with the Allegheny County Department of Human Services and Western Pennsylvania…Sep 12, 2023Sep 12, 2023
How We’re Tackling Performance Bottlenecks in the Education Data Portal APIFor more than five years, the Education Data Portal has been a one-stop shop for all major national datasets on schools, districts, and…Jun 8, 2023Jun 8, 2023