A Map of Boston
\nOur city and its places
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\n \n First, let’s orient ourselves by looking at this map of Boston.\n
\n\n \n First, let’s orient ourselves by looking at this map of Boston.\n
\n\n\n \n Boston’s 311 data includes over 200,000 reports in just the last two years. \n
\n\n To make patterns in that data easier to see, we have grouped those reports into the hexagons you see on the maps in this tool.\n
\n\n\n\n \n The map is colored based on the number of 311 reports per 100 people living in each hexagon. Mouse over the map to see the data for groups of hexagons.\n
\n\n Right now, the map is showing reports per person. See population density instead?\n
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\n\n\n \n This map colors the hexagons based on whether a category is reported more or less than average. Green means higher than average reporting, and purple means lower than average. Click the categories below to see which places report different categories.\n
{\" \"}\n {CATEGORY_NAMES.map(c => (\n\n Reports are routed to relevant city departments. But, reports can be quite different. Some (shoveling snow) are time-sensitive and relatively low-effort, while others (tree removal) need to be scheduled in advance. And, for reports on private or federal property, the City of Boston cannot respond.\n
\n\n This map shows how often reports of parking, trash pickup, and abandoned vehicles are addressed on-time.\n
\n\n Does this 311 data match your own experience of Boston’s places?\n
\n\n How do you think the maps might be different if all Bostonians reported their problems? \n
\n\n How do you imagine 311 data could help us make better decisions as a city?\n
\nBoston 311 lets people report things to the city. What does that 311 data say about your neighborhood?
\n\n\n First, let’s orient ourselves by looking at this map of Boston.\n
\n\n We’ll use three data sets to decide where to fix sidewalks. \n
\n\n That is a lot of data. To make patterns in that data easier to see, we have included the data from all three data sets, grouped into the hexagons you see on the maps in this tool.\n
\n\n This map shows where sidewalks in Boston need repairs.\n
\n\n\n The darker the hexagon, the worse its sidewalks are.\n
\n\n This map shows shops, hospitals, schools, transit stops, and other destinations that make a place accessible and walkable. \n
\n\n The darker the hexagon, the more destinations it has, and the more its sidewalks are used. \n
\n\n This map shows where households are in poverty, and where children and older populations live. These groups need sidewalks because driving and public transit might be unaffordable or inaccessible for them. \n
\n\n How would you determine social need? \n
\n\n The darker the hexagon, the larger the population of people needing sidewalks. \n
\n\n How might we combine sidewalk, walkability, and social need scores to decide which sidewalks to repair first? Drag the white circle to change the importance of each data set, and watch the map update priority hexagons in yellow\n
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\n New technologies from sensors to social media are producing more and more data about our cities, neighborhoods, and streets.\n
\n\n\n When cities make decisions about changing the public realm, they use a variety of data to consider different factors. \n
\n\n\n If you had to choose where to improve or replace Boston’s sidewalks, how would you do it?\n
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