|
|
|||
|
DCist takes note of Matt Yglesias’ tweet on the New York Times’ fantastic interactive map of various metropolitan areas, broken down by zip codes and how popular each of Netflix’s top 50 rentals of 2009 was in those areas. The geographic patterns are fascinating, and quite revealing about the social and economic geography of the DC Continue reading Fun with maps and movies Things going up. CC image from flickr. Some assorted Census/demographic items from recent days: DC’s population is closing in on 600,000 residents. One of Ryan Avent’s commenters (rg) notes the historical issues with the accuracy of the Census Bureau’s annual population estimates for cities and urban areas: Building on what Eric wrote: throughout the late 1990s, the Continue reading Populating DC 2010 Census Mug – CC image from flickr Ryan Avent takes note of some joyous holiday news for the District: I always love looking through new population estimates from the Census Bureau. New numbers, estimated as of July 2009, have just come out, and it appears the District is just a few hundred people short of Continue reading 600,000 Following up on the current Republican assertion that what is urban cannot also be local, there’s been a lot more discussion today concerning cities and their political leanings. The Overhead Wire asserts that building cities “shouldn’t be a partisan issue.“ There’s certainly something to be said for that – as adding density is probably one of Continue reading Building partisan cities (?) From luca5 on Flickr Jarrett Walker highlights a rather disturbing turn of phrase from David Brooks’ recent profile of Senator John Thune (R – South Dakota). Walker notes: David Brooks gives urbanists a velvet-gloved insult: His populism is not angry. … But it’s there, a celebration of the small and local over the big and urban. This rhetorical Continue reading Local cities and regions (hat tip to Dr. Gridlock) In earlier posts, I wondered what DC’s regional transit data looks like – and with the release of the 2006-2008 three-year estimates from the American Community Survey, we have some answers. Data is available for the Washington, DC urbanized area. That area looks like this: So, that includes a lot of stuff, and Continue reading ACS – Answering my own question Some good news here in DC: Ryan Avent notes that despite the recession, the District is still a popular destination for people moving in. It will be very interesting to see where DC’s population number ends up with the 2010 Census. Bad news: Construction within the District is way down from a year ago. But there’s more good news! Union Continue reading Good News, Bad News  |
||
|
Copyright © 2010 City Block - All Rights Reserved |
|||
Recent Comments