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FIGURE 1: 2020 Presidential Election (Park et al., “An Extremely Detailed Map of the 2020 Election”) FIGURE 2: 2016 Presidential Election (Bloch et al., “An Extremely Detailed Map of the 2016 Presidential Election”) To preface this blog post, I would … Continue reading →

https://www.wired.com/2015/08/pretty-maps-bay-area-hellish-commutes/  This is a blog by Wired that illustrates the Bay Area commute using a series of interactive maps. There are 3.3 million Bay Area residents who commute to 110,000 different areas. The maps were done by Alasdair Rae and … Continue reading →

http://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/food-access-research-atlas/go-to-the-atlas/ This atlas covers the topic of food access research.  I was initially interested in basing my final project on this topic, so I wanted to cover it in my atlas selection.  The atlas allows users to type in a … Continue reading →

  The “Residential Security Map for Richmond” that I have selected shows the levels of residential security in Richmond, Virginia in 1937. The map rates the risks of various neighborhoods for the purpose of real estate investment. This map is … Continue reading →

https://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2014/8/20/6030683/25-maps-that-explain-college-football The link above is a mapping site/blog that explains college football through maps. This site includes maps of the geographical areas of teams, the history of college football, playoff expansion, and other information. My favorite part about this site … Continue reading →

https://tobaccoatlas.org/ This website provides tools and information about everything that involves tobacco use and raises awareness for areas of the world that need help. There are different sections of the website (Issues, Solutions, Countries and more) that key in on … Continue reading →

https://www.bloomberg.com/citylab/maplab For the Blog of the Week, I decided to highlight Bloomberg CityLab’s site. According to the website, the Bloomberg CityLab “focuses on the problems that cities face, focusing on Transportation, Environment, Justice, Culture, Design, and Housing.” Through their MapLab … Continue reading →

Have you ever seen a subway map? Do you ever wonder about the history of transit and the location the map is displaying? The “Map of Chicago rapid transit lines (1926)” depicts a historical period in Chicago when private business … Continue reading →

https://ejatlas.org The atlas I chose for our “Atlas of the Week” is the EJAtlas. Created by multiple environmental justice organizations around the world, the EJAtlas is a platform that catalogs local environmental impact studies and marks their findings on an … Continue reading →