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Transit Equity: Scale and Correlation
Yesterday I noted that the ACS 5-year/Census block group demographic correlations were significantly lower than the 2000 Census tract correlations. So let’s look at the differences: Different (newer) data Different areas – we included all Census tracts that touched any part of the service district, while we only used block groups that were substantially inside…
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One CRC Skeptic Leaving Metro Council, Could Be Replaced by Another
Metro Councilor Robert Liberty, a leading critic of the current plan for the Columbia River Crossing, has announced that he is resigning mid-month to become the first director of the University of Oregon’s new Sustainable Cities Initiative. Recent Metro President candidate Bob Stacey is a resident of Liberty’s district, and has announced that he will…