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How We Elegantly Visualized Complex Measures for the Urban Institute’s Upward Mobility Metrics

In October 2024, the Urban Institute launched the Upward Mobility Data Dashboard, a tool for local leaders to explore 24 conditions…

Dec 12, 2024

How We Elegantly Visualized Complex Measures for the Urban Institute’s Upward Mobility Metrics

Dec 12, 2024

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Introducing the Urban Institute Data Visualization Style Guide’s Open-Source Excel Add-In

Recently, we released an updated version of the Urban Institute Data Visualization Style Guide, including new details on Urban’s data…

Oct 24, 2024

Introducing the Urban Institute Data Visualization Style Guide’s Open-Source Excel Add-In

Oct 24, 2024

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, 2024

Analyzing the Privacy and Utility Tradeoff for Synthetic Datasets with Imbalanced Demographic…

Aug 1, 2024

The Evolution of the Urban Institute’s Design Library

Imagine launching multiple websites in a year, each requiring replicating design elements like buttons, icons, and cards with images…

Jun 13, 2024

The Evolution of the Urban Institute’s Design Library

Jun 13, 2024

Exploring AI: How Urban Is Piloting Guidelines around Using AI in Our Research and Policy Work

Everyone I talk to these days is thinking about artificial intelligence (AI). My peers at research organizations, nonprofits, government…

May 23, 2024

Exploring AI: How Urban Is Piloting Guidelines around Using AI in Our Research and Policy Work

May 23, 2024

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Using Datawrapper to Make Custom Data Visualization More Efficient

The Urban Institute data visualization team creates a wide array of visual products, including static charts for reports and briefs…

May 9, 2024

Using Datawrapper to Make Custom Data Visualization More Efficient

May 9, 2024

Enhanced Survey Response Monitoring with the Qualtrics API

Researchers at Urban and elsewhere in policy, academia, and industry use the Qualtrics survey platform to build and deploy sophisticated…

Apr 11, 2024

Enhanced Survey Response Monitoring with the Qualtrics API

Apr 11, 2024

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, 2024

Modeling the Effects of Public Transit Investments on Equity in Access to Employment in Washington…

Mar 21, 2024

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Building a Public API for the Spatial Equity Data Tool

The Urban Institute’s Spatial Equity Data Tool (SEDT) enables local, state, and federal leaders to upload data and quickly assess whether…

Mar 7, 2024

Building a Public API for the Spatial Equity Data Tool

Mar 7, 2024

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New Tools Are Needed to Unlock Private Data for Better Policymaking

Government agencies hold a vast array and amount of data about individuals and households — information about health, earnings, income…

Feb 15, 2024

New Tools Are Needed to Unlock Private Data for Better Policymaking

Feb 15, 2024

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Data@Urban

Data@Urban is a place to explore the code, data, products, and processes that bring Urban Institute research to life.

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