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The Place Database Mapping Tool

The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy and Policymap recently introduced The Place Database, an interactive mapping tool which allows users to access and display datasets at various geographic levels.  Information

FRA Releases Grade Crossing Collision Dashboard

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Rail Administration (FRA) has announced the availability of a railway grade crossing collision dashboard known as GX Dash!  This data visualization tool allows users

Transportation Economic Trends

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics has released its first standalone report on transportation and the economy, called Transportation Economic Trends. The report uses several data series

Pocket Guide to Transportation 2017

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics has released its Pocket Guide to Transportation 2017.  The guide is available in print, online, and in a mobile app (iOS

Veterans Data Central

The Housing Assistance Council has published the website Veterans Data Central to provide information on the social, economic, and housing characteristics of veterans in the United States. Data tables for

Racial Equity Tools

The newly redesigned website Racial Equity Tools provides information on issues related to equity and institutional racism and more.  With fundamental information on key concepts, planning professionals looking for new

Competitive Industry Clusters and Transportation in Minnesota

In January 2015, the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) released the report Transportation Planning to Support Economic Development: An Exploratory Study of Competitive Industry Clusters and Transportation in Minnesota (PDF). 

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