High Speed Broadband: Definitions Matter
An opportunity exists to bridge the digital divide with an influx of investment dollars from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal and how the FCC defines “high-speed” will have a significant impact on which communities are considered unserved and prioritized for funding . We’ve updated FCC broadband data on PolicyMap to 2020 . This interactive, block level data enables users to evaluate pandemic-era broadband coverage and speed. From telemedicine to remote learning, to work-from-home opportunities, to vaccine availability, access to reliable, fast internet impacted how well households were able to weather the strains of the pandemic.
Lasting Effects of HOLC Lending Boundaries
Historic lending practices have had long-lasting effects on equitable homeownership in the United States. HOLC “residential security maps” are now available for 202 urban regions on PolicyMap. Follow along as PolicyMap investigates lingering effects in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, MN.
Understand the Racial Homeownership Gap Using Ownership Data from PolicyMap
Use new indicators created by PolicyMap to measure the racial homeownership gap in areas throughout the United States. These measures make it possible to compare numerous geographies, understand where disparities lie and create policies that can improve disparities.
As a nonprofit bikeshare service called Biki, Bikeshare Hawaii uses PolicyMap to identify the various communities it serves for communications and advertising purposes within the Biki bikeshare zone.
The City of Dallas uses PolicyMap to expand mapping capacity across departments and to empower Dallas residents with vital information about their own communities.
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Open PolicyMap Training Sessions
Population Health Alliance: Innovation Summut and Capital Caucus April 12-13, 2022 A Virtual Forum Join PolicyMap and key leaders from across the population health professional industry along with leading health policy analysts and academic partners for two days of education and online networking with peers across the country. Find conference and registration information here .