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Arming Philadelphia Organizations with Data to Change Lives

What happens when quality data are put in the hands of changemakers? As Amy Carroll-Scott shared, “Data doesn’t change lives,...

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Holding Investors Accountable in Oakland

Following the foreclosure crisis, Oakland faced a serious problem of an increasing number of vacant buildings. Vacant properties, particularly if not well-...

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NeighborhoodInfo DC Addresses the Foreclosure Crisis in Prince George's County, Maryland

Prince George’s County, Maryland, has been hard-hit by the housing crisis. Through the first three quarters of 2012, one of...

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Maps of Changes in Patterns of High-Lead Tests Shows Neighborhood Group Where to Focus House-To-House Investigations

Since 1998, the Nonprofit Center of Milwaukee (NPCM) has been tracking the progress of lead abatement programs by analyzing lead testing results for Milwaukee neighborhoods. They receive record...

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Analysis Identifies Properties Eligible to Receive Assistance with Replacing Lead-Based Deteriorated Plumbing Systems

In Nashville, the Neighbors Reaching Out (NRO) Neighborhood Association and the Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency (MDHA) worked together to decide how to allocate CDBG funds on a project...

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Neighborhood Coalition Uses Data to Improve Conditions

The Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance (BNIA) tracks data on services provided in city neighborhoods. These data have been useful in the efforts of The Brooklyn and Curtis Bay Coalition,...

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Property Data Used to Develop Targeted Strategies for Neighborhood Improvement

In Providence, the web-based urban land information system has been created to help community development corporations, city officials and others deal with problem buildings and develop targeted...

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Data Used To Select New Investment Areas For Neighborhoods Initiative

The Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance (BNIA) produced a report for the Executive Director of Baltimore’s Healthy Neighborhoods Initiative, Inc. (HNI, Inc.) that was used to guide the...

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