What percentage of property in any given jurisdiction in the U.S. is locally owned—and are the implications of those numbers? Here to talk with us about it is Alex Alsup of Regrid, which has made the only complete national parcel map.
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This new interactive map shows homeowners how their home assessment compares to other properties nearby—and has exposed that many homes of similar value are being overassessed.
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This interactive map allows you to view just how much space is being wasted in your city (and in the rest of the U.S.) on parking lots.
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This advocacy group created the first online map to show how an entire state zones for housing. And they want to take the effort nationwide.
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Strong Towns and the Parking Reform Network have joined forces to bring you a whole new way of viewing reforms to parking minimums across North America.
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We’re relaunching our crowd-sourced map of cities in the U.S. and Canada that have ended or sharply curtailed their parking requirements. And it's more useful than ever.
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See which cities are getting rid of parking minimums, from sea to shining sea.
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Want to do the kind of value-per-acre analysis that you’ve seen on Strong Towns before, but don’t think of yourself as a data wizard? Here’s a step by step guide for beginners.
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Municipalities for whom property taxes are lifeblood should treat parking for what it is: dead weight.
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A shift in the design of Google Maps tells us something about a broader change happening in Americans' life and travel preferences.
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Small towns ranked among some of the best for biking, according to this new tool.
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Traverse City, MI was just crowned the winner of our 2017 Strongest Town Contest so we're sharing a collection of insightful maps and charts that illustrate Traverse City's financial strength (as well as areas for improvement), created by our friends at Urban3.
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Survey data shows that residents tend to overestimate or underestimate crime risk based on other environmental factors, and their feelings of safety do not always line up with actual crime rates.
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One year ago, we released a crowdsourced map tracking decreases in parking minimums across the country as part of #BlackFridayParking. Today we're sharing an update.
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Please take a few minutes to submit information about the parking minimums in your city so that we can share an updated map during the week of Black Friday Parking.
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Two weeks ago, we announced a crowdsourced database collecting information on the tax productivity of big box stores in comparison with other, more compact developments. We've now mapped that data for you to see.
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We want you to contribute to a comprehensive, crowdsourced database that will examine tax productivity comparing big box stores like Walmart with compact, downtown buildings. We’re working closely with our friends at Urban3 on this to build a downloadable resource and map the data when we're done.
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In many zip codes where households are most dense, job opportunities are some of the least available. These maps show the challenges of addressing this problem.
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Using visualized data to map affordability in a local community.
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Want to you calculate your state's transportation spending? How about identify distressed communities in your area? These mapping tools will help you do the job.
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