Category Archives: PolicyMap Messages

Oil!

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Bernie Langer

“Here, if you have a milkshake, and I have a milkshake, and I have a straw. There it is, that’s a straw, you see? You watching? And my straw reaches acroooooooss the room, and starts to drink your milkshake… I… … Continue reading →

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Creative Assets Mapping: Engaging our Stakeholders to Make a Tool People Need

Posted on December 16, 2011 by Katie Nelson

PolicyMap is partnering with the Social Impact of the Arts Project (SIAP) at the University of Pennsylvania and the City of Philadelphia’s Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy to build a data and mapping tool for the City … Continue reading →

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Nominate PolicyMap for Crunchies 2011

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Kavita Vijayan

Please help us nominate PolicyMap to become a Crunchies 2011 finalist under the Biggest Social Impact category. You can nominate PolicyMap at : http://is.gd/6w80va Please nominate PolicyMap everyday and ask all your social networks to do the same. Nominations close … Continue reading →

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Creative Assets Map

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Phil Vu

The Reinvestment Fund documents the effects of creative activity and cultural engagement in Philadelphia. The Reinvestment Fund (TRF), in collaboration with the Social Impact of the Arts Project at the University of Pennsylvania and the City of Philadelphia’s Office of … Continue reading →

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Autumn Colors on PolicyMap

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Bernie Langer

We here at PolicyMap are optimists by nature. We always accentuate the positive, and try to disregard the negative. That outlook served us well until it came time to look at our some of our maps, which, as it happens, … Continue reading →

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Vote for TRF on OpenDataPhilly!

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Phil Vu

Please take a moment to register and VOTE for The Reinvestment Fund’s entry to the OpenDataPhilly contest. We have submitted two datasets and both are unique in helping to understand neighborhoods in Philadelphia, but please vote for the Residential Unsafe … Continue reading →

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Flooding in the Northeast

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Bernie Langer

As you may have heard, the Northeastern United States is currently underwater. Hopefully you are safely on high ground, but if you are worried about flooding affecting your property, it may be important to know whether you are in a … Continue reading →

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Sex! Scandal! Politics!

Posted on August 30, 2011 by Bernie Langer

When I first started working on the data team at PolicyMap, I had no idea that one of my legitimate duties was going to be tracking sex scandals in Congress. But when a lawmaker’s infelicitous infidelities lead to his untimely … Continue reading →

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National Geographic Encyclopedic Entry – The US Census

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Maggie McCullough

For students (or anyone, really) interested in basic information about data collected by the Census, check out this posting from National Geographic. Learn how and why the Census Bureau collects the information that it does. Did you know that the … Continue reading →

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Introducing Bill Schrecker, PolicyMap Intern

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Phil Vu

Bill has joined the PolicyMap team for a year-long internship while pursuing his Master’s in Social Work (MSW) at the University of Pennsylvania. His vocation to work with people who are homeless led him to California for six years of … Continue reading →

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