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URBS 417: Cities and Sustainability: Analyzing Neighborhoods

How to define and obtain data on neighborhoods in Philadelphia, as well as research sustainability resources.

Demographics

For instructions and more details on Social Explorer, PolicyMap, and SimplyMap, see the Online Mapping Tools research guide.

Social Explorer
Easy to access maps and tables from 1790-2015 Census & American Community Survey. Downloadable in Excel, CSV, SPSS, SAS, and Stata file formats.

PolicyMap
SimplyAnalytics
Web-based mapping application that including a wide range of underlying data, including census, consumer expenditure and business counts. Datasets include Claritas PRIZM and Simmons Local.

Community Commons
Maps & data related to the economy, education, environment, equity, food, & health. Requires free registration.
Data.census.gov (aka Explore Census Data)
The US Census Bureau's primary delivery platform - a free data site - for the American Community Survey, the most recent Decennial Census, and other Census Bureau data releases.

Politics

Committee of Seventy
Includes current and some historical political maps. State legislative maps, ward and division maps, city council maps, police district maps, etc.

Land Use

City of Philadelphia Map Browser
Integrated web map that displays permits, licenses, and violations for businesses, construction, rentals, vacancies, demolitions, and zoning.

Transportation

DVRPC Traffic Counts
Interactive map of traffic volume counts. Also includes an option for pedestrian and bicycle counts.
OnTheMap
Commuting patterns data from the Census Bureau's Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics, by ZIP code or census geography, 2002- 2014.

Arts & Culture

Culture Blocks

3420 Walnut Street,
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6206

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