Category Archives: Publications

Retail Clinics on the Rise and on PolicyMap

Authored by Ken Gross, Ph.D. A solution to the nation’s skyrocketing health care cost just might be found at a grocery store near you. A study appearing in the recent issue of the American Journal of Managed Care (1) found … Continue reading

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CFED Releases Local Unbanked and Underbanked Data

Our motto at PolicyMap has been, “Good data drives better decisions.” We are always excited to see new datasets that we believe will greatly help people better understand their community. We recently worked with the Corporation for Enterprise Development (CFED) … Continue reading

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NEA funds PolicyMap and Philadelphia partners to build creative arts and mapping database!

Yesterday, the National Endowment of the Arts (NEA) announced that PolicyMap was chosen to develop a new creative assets mapping database for Philadelphia. We’ll be working with partners at the City and the University of Pennsylvania’s Social Impact of the … Continue reading

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2010 Census Data and Korean BBQ Tacos

What do Vietnamese tortillas and Korean barbeque tacos have to do with 2010 Census data? A recent New York Times article titled “ Blending of Cultures Visible in the Food Trucks” provides an answer. The article describes how demographic changes … Continue reading

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Getting to Market: Supermarket access in lower-income areas

The Brookings Institute and The Reinvestment Fund, a community reinvestment group, released a video detailing supermarket access in 10 metro areas. The video, “Getting to Market,” is also accompanied by TRF’s PolicyMap widget, which enables users to find areas where … Continue reading

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Getting to Market: Supermarket Access in Lower-Income Areas

The Brookings Institution worked with The Reinvestment Fund to expand the Fresh Food Finance Initiative study to 10 other metro areas. Here is Brookings’ release including a great video from Alan Berube. The Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program and The Reinvestment … Continue reading

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Governor Paterson Launches Public-Private Partnership to Expand Grocery Stores in Underserved Neighborhoods

New York Healthy Food/Healthy Communities Initiative Will Increase Number of Food Markets in Communities Throughout New York State NEW YORK, Sep 29, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) — –LIIF, Goldman Sachs, TRF, and The Food Trust Will Provide Capital Grants and Loans … Continue reading

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A National Conversation on the Future of Urban and Metropolitan America

The White House Office of Urban Affairs and the White House Domestic Policy Council today began “A National Conversation on the Future of Urban and Metropolitan America.” And, they started this morning in Philadelphia with a conversation about the intersection … Continue reading

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City Neighborhoods Dig In to Protect Fragile Gains

PHILADELPHIA — This year, Margaret Shepherd is knocking on the front door of nearly every house in West Oak Lane. Her daily rounds are part of a large-scale effort to stem foreclosures in this blue-collar, largely African-American neighborhood. “I’m getting … Continue reading

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City plans to name boulevard for MLK

Honorary title would cover parts of Harden Street, Farrow Road By ADAM BEAM – abeam@thestate.com Columbia officials want to designate a stretch of Farrow Road and a stretch of Harden Street to honor Martin Luther King Jr. The designation, which … Continue reading

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