Tag: statistics

  • Transit in the Desert: What Drives Ridership in Sprawling Phoenix?

    Transit in the Desert: What Drives Ridership in Sprawling Phoenix?

    Neither on-the-ground observation nor a basic data-driven analysis of high-transit use neighborhoods conclusively identify the factors driving transit use in Phoenix.  Sprawl is so dominant as a residential pattern, however, that planners must focus not only on building transit-friendly neighborhoods but also on providing alternative transportation options in the decidedly transit-“unfriendly” subdivisions that make up Arizona’s…

  • Shootings Mapped

    WRITTEN BY ALINE FADER Due to the recent shooting in Colorado, it seemed appropriate to look at an older post from the Atlantic on the Geography of Gun Deaths by Richard Florida. These emotional moments are often points when people rally for policy changes, and I thought it might be interesting to look at the…