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Deserts

December 19, 2022, Filed Under: Deserts, Projects

Austin AI Housing Analysis

A lack of affordable housing is a major problem in US cities from the Bay Area to Boston. Austin is no exception. In 2015, the Austin-Round Rock metropolitan area was named one of the most economically segregated areas in the country. With more people moving to the region – roughly… read more 

February 10, 2022, Filed Under: Deserts, Projects

Transit Desert Research

This website was developed using research methods created in the Urban Information Lab at the University of Texas at Austin. Each block group is classified as either a transit oasis, properly served area, or a transit desert. A transit oasis is an area with more transit service than normal for… read more 

June 7, 2021, Filed Under: Deserts, Projects

Austin AI Housing Analysis – Open Data Repository-Interactive Website

We have created a website for Austin AI Housing Analysis. All the maps are interactive on this website. Team Members: Junfeng Jiao (Principal Investigator, Architecture), Weijia Xu (Texas Advanced Computing Center), Michelle Addington (Architecture), Ming Zhang (Architecture), Jake Wegmann (Architecture), Katie Pierce Meyer (University of Texas Libraries), Hao Zhu (Electrical… read more 

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