The controller’s office created this data viz tool to clarify Philly’s newly...
Last week, the City of Philadelphia announced that it would be revising its 2020-2021 proposed budget to deal with the added expenses its experienced while fighting the coronavirus epidemic. Mayor Jim...
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An incoming Temple student is helping lead a global coronavirus data viz project
Incoming Temple University freshman Scott Blender is not spending his last summer before college like many other recent high school graduates. He could have spent most of his days binging Netflix,...
View ArticleThe City surveyed residents on how they use open data. Here’s what it found
This January, the City of Philadelphia’s Office of Innovation and Technology surveyed residents in order to learn more about what they find valuable about the City’s open data sets. The City hosts more...
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Want to learn data visualization skills? Start with these resources and tools
Welcome to Skill-Based Learning, a short series brought to you by Women in Data — Philadelphia that will highlight some different skills required for being successful in data and tech and offer...
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What data can and can’t tell us about shooting deaths in Philadelphia
Earlier this month, Philadelphia surpassed 400 murders within the city, with 322 lives being lost to gun violence. It’s on track to be the deadliest year since 2007. News of the killing of West...
View ArticleCheck out this interactive map to see voter turnout data for your Philly...
As counties across Pennsylvania are still counting votes, we’re starting to get a clearer picture of the state’s voter turnout as the nation waits for results from this and other key battleground...
View ArticleCheck this map: How many Biden and Trump voters turned out in your ward?
We’re solidly in day three of counting votes for the general election that took place Tuesday, and as Joe Biden takes a lead in Pennsylvania, we can take a look at which neighborhoods the former vice...
View ArticleWatch this mesmerizing data viz documentary on understanding the certainty of...
For your weekend viewing pleasure: Media-based developer and data scientist Neil Halloran has just released a documentary about understanding scientists’ claims about climate change, three years in the...
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More data, more bikes: An Azavea-built tool is improving city transit...
Transport energy consumption is one of the leading contributors to greenhouse gases, and 40% of energy transport is derived from urban settings. As the climate change impacts of greenhouse gases become...
View ArticlePhilly released an interactive dashboard showing where its open data is used...
For the last two years, the City has had a mission to understand how its residents use open data. It started with a survey in early 2020, with the Office of Innovation and Technology asking residents...
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