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…21h ago21h ago
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 24Oct 24
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 1Aug 1
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 13Jun 13
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 23May 23
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 9May 9
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 11Apr 11
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 21Mar 21
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 7Mar 7
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 15Feb 15