InUrban InstitutebyData@Urban·Sep 17, 2025How We Integrated FormAssembly into Drupal and Curtailed Spam SubmissionsDuring a recent redesign of Urban.org, we refreshed our newsletter sign-up form by embedding it directly into the site using FormAssembly…
Data@Urban·Jul 29, 2025Building a User-Friendly Data Dashboard for the Tennessee Department of Human ServicesThe Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Opportunity Act created pilot initiatives across Tennessee aimed at improving the…
Data@Urban·May 20, 2025Three Ways to Link Disparate Data Sources to Better Understand People’s Financial Well-BeingA person’s financial well-being is nuanced, encompassing many different metrics and situations. A single dataset rarely paints a complete…
Data@Urban·Feb 25, 2025Designing 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…
InUrban InstitutebyData@Urban·Dec 12, 2024How 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…
InUrban InstitutebyData@Urban·Oct 24, 2024Introducing 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…
Data@Urban·Aug 1, 2024Analyzing 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…
Data@Urban·Jun 13, 2024The 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…A response icon1A response icon1
Data@Urban·May 23, 2024Exploring 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…
InUrban InstitutebyData@Urban·May 9, 2024Using 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…