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Spring 2016, Page 14

Motro: how to account for colorblindness?

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict frequently causes tempers to flare both in casual conversation and, as Motro’s article points out, in more diplomatic contexts. Thanks in part to my own lack of detailed knowledge about the conflict, I found part…

Ken Hoffman Maps- Vacant Housing and Rainy Days

 
 

This is a map that shows the percent of vacant housing units in counties throughout the United States. The darker the yellow, the higher the percentage of vacant housing units in that particular county. As you can see, the percent of vac…

Map #2

This is a map of money spent on public transportation by county across the country, excluding Hawaii and Alaska.  I thought it made sense to see a larger amount of money spent on public transportation around larger cities in the northeast and west co…

Map 2

Unmarried Individuals in Richmond Area based on census tract data.

Map 1

Unmarried Individuals in US, based on county census tract.