Data@UrbaninUrban 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 24Oct 24
Data@UrbanAnalyzing 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 1Aug 1
Data@UrbanThe 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 13Jun 13
Data@UrbanExploring 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 23May 23
Data@UrbaninUrban 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 9May 9
Data@UrbanEnhanced 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 11Apr 11
Data@UrbanModeling 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 21Mar 21
Data@UrbaninUrban 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 7Mar 7
Data@UrbaninUrban 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 15Feb 15
Data@UrbanHow 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 111Jan 111