Making the Case Against Preemption of Inclusionary Zoning: The Case of Nashville
Introduction We Need Affordable Housing Now. Renters across the nation are facing one of the worst affordable housing crisis in decades and the precariousness of many renters’ housing situations continues to grow. As of 2015, 8.3 million low-income households are renting in the private market without any housing assistance and are extremely rent burdened, lack […]
Continue Reading...Tennessee Nonwhite Population by Census Tract (2016)
Nashville Airbnb by Type
Background This map shows Airbnb short-term rental room type in Nashville, Tennessee. I chose to create this map because I am working with Partnership for Working Families on a project about the negative outcomes of affordable housing state preemption on women of color. I was searching Nashville open data for some interesting datasets related to […]
Continue Reading...Siting of Los Angeles Multifamily Development by Unit Size (2014-2018)
Background This map shows area median income by census tract in Los Angeles County and the number of units of each development, represented by a dot. I created this map for a research project I’m working on about Los Angeles’ Measure JJJ. The data is from the American Community Survey (2016) and building permit applications […]
Continue Reading...Preliminary Project Ideas
My goals for CP 255 are to feel comfortable manipulating and cleaning large data sets and creating maps using platforms other than ArcGIS. I’m hoping to use skills in this class on either my PR project or some research projects I’m conducting for other classes. These include mapping the geography of Measure JJJ projects in […]
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