I recently got a request from a user to provide Census 2010 cities data for all cities in the United States through Cubit’s new new Name Your Geography feature. The Cubit user requesting this data said that the “American Fact Finder 2 is currently throwing an error for this search.” Since I’ve already pulled Census 2010 Redistricting [...]
It’s “Take Your Sense of Humor to Work” Day
This inspiration comes from Dropbox, an online service that lets you bring your photos, docs, and videos anywhere and share them easily. I was syncing my Dropbox account to a new computer, and I got the message in the screen shot below. This message made me laugh out loud. Today, take your sense of humor to [...]
Name Your Geographies: Upload a List of Geographies & We’ll Give You Census 2010 Data
We’re testing a new feature in Cubit. Sometimes, you know the names of the geographies that you need data for, but it’s difficult to draw those geographies on a map. For example, you might want demographic data for all 109,582 Census 2010 blocks in Los Angeles County, California. Now you can use the Name Your [...]
Your Urban Planning Presentation is Boring. Here’s Why and How to Fix It.
Presentations at planning conferences, networking events and public involvement meetings are boring. There. I said it. And yes, I’m talking about your presentations. And mine for that matter. I’ve decided to stop giving boring urban planning presentations. Here’s why and how. Ignore this blog post at the peril of your career. The Urban Planning Presentation Formula Urban [...]
A Deeper Dive Into Urban Planning Trends from the APA 2011 Conference Tweets by @EvansCowley
This blog post is a guest post written by Dr. Jennifer Evans-Cowley, Associate Professor and Section Head of City & Regional Planning at Ohio State University. It rocks, and I’m glad you are reading it! I (@EvansCowley) recently returned from the American Planning Association’s 2011 Conference where I was part of a session that talked [...]
