How-to: Researching your neighborhood

Happy Holidays! Nimo and Jas are back this week with another "how-to" episode. There are many resources available to explore the world around you from a planning perspective, such as the social impacts and economic functions in a specific place. However, these tools are accessible for everyone. They may empower you to find the answers to your questions about why your neighborhood, town, city, or state is the way that it is today. Press play to hear: How to use Census data to explore people who live in your neighborhood and their unique identifiers such as age, race, income, and moreTips for researching the budget and spending in your neighborhood and how they plan for future developmentAffordable housing developments and what area median income means based on where you liveTools that measure inequities, opportunity, poverty, and inclusion Thank you for listening and tune in every other Tuesday where Nimo and Jas keep it Four Degrees to the Streets.Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @the4degreespod.Subscribe or send us an email to connect with us!RESOURCES:US Census Bureau QuickFactsSocial Explorer (Interactive Data Visualization)State and Local Finance Data: Exploring the Census of GovernmentsState Fiscal BriefsWhat everyone should know about their state’s budgetState Websites Offer Fiscal Data on Local GovernmentsDenver: Community Planning and DevelopmentRISE Denver - From Rescue, to Economic RecoveryPropel DenverFair Market Rents - HUD UserIncome inequality in the U.S. by state, metropolitan area, and countyMeasuring Inclusion in America's CitiesOut Of Reach | National Low Income Housing CoalitionUS Census Bureau Data Equity Tools Spatial Equity Data ToolGovernment Alliance on Race and Equity