In this post about walkability & lack of racial diversity and this post about walkability & higher vacancy rates, there were lots of comments that questioned the sample of 20 walkable neighborhoods. In both posts, I used the 20 most walkable neighborhoods in 20 different United States cities according to their Walkscore.com scores. So let’s […]
So this blog post probably won’t be among the most captivating posts I’ve ever written. But it might help someone who is googling around for “how to cite Census data.” UPDATE: this post was revised on May 8, 2013. The citations below are in Modern Language Association format — or MLA. And the format of the […]
I recently got a question from a Cubit user about where to get parcel data. I’ve shared our conversation in hopes that it might answer other peoples’ questions about where to find parcel and real estate data. The Question: Where Do I Find Parcel Data? “I’m working on my final project for my masters program […]
[UPDATE: WE NO LONGER OFFER FREE TRIALS FOR THE WEB APP] You have 2 options for figuring out which Census tracts are in your city. Important Note: What you and me and other normal people would call cities or towns, the Census Bureau calls places. Option 1. Census Tracts by City for Complex Cities (i.e. New […]
A few days ago, I sent out a tweet that was supposed to say “sexiest job of the decade.” But I misspelled “sexiest” as “sexist.” It was a funny mistake, but I still felt like an idiot. Yesterday, Anthony (Cubit’s other founder) said: “Starting my own business has cured me of my perfectionism. It can […]