A Nationwide Housing Crisis at the Neighborhood Level
Using a report from the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University, PolicyMap analyzes housing challenges in Austin, Denver, and Dallas.
Announcing the Winners of the Place Database Contest
Here are the winning submissions from The Place Database Contest, showing how compelling maps can be used to illustrate issues in land use and planning.
What Makes a Resilient City?
Areas can be ready when disasters strike by identifying their strengths and weaknesses, with new Baseline Resilience Indicators for Communities (BRIC) data.
Improved Home Sale Data: Because Not Everyone Lives in a Single-Family Home
PolicyMap has improved its home sale data to now include two-to-four unit housing and condominiums/cooperative housing, in addition to single-family homes.
Breaking Down Barriers to Healthy Living
PolicyMap has developed new Medical Spending Estimates data that allow users to see which neighborhoods are likely burdened the most by medical expenses.
Where Neighborhoods Provide Opportunity
In many ways, people’s incomes often depend on where they were raised. Different areas can offer different resources for different life outcomes.
How Cities Can Make Heat Waves Manageable
The past year has seen devastating hurricanes, floods, and fires. But going into summer, officials must prepare for the deadliest weather event: heat waves.
The Midwest Floods and Socially Vulnerable Populations
There’s a human toll to the floods in the Midwest. What populations are least able to evacuate, and less able to recover when the waters recede?
Health Care and Opportunity Zones: The Game Begins
Hospitals can play a leading role in efforts to attract, organize, and even make Qualified Opportunity Fund investments in the communities that they serve.