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The Franklin County DataSource is a web-based geographic data application designed to assist human services and community development organizations, funders, government agencies, researchers and concerned individuals in their efforts to understand community conditions and improve the quality of life in central Ohio. The online mapping, reporting and data analysis tools can be used to focus in on a specific zip code, census tract or planning area. Users can also draw comparisons between individual geographies or compare local conditions to the city as a whole. Drawing upon a wealth of social, demographic and real property data, DataSource users have a powerful tool that greatly enhances their ability to identify community needs, plan new programs, allocate and manage resources and target improvements.

tagged columbus indicators neighborhoods nis by laallen ...on 26-FEB-07

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P.O.V. - Flag Wars . What is Gentrification? | PBS

Flag Wars tells the story of what happened to the Olde Towne East community in Columbus, Ohio when the neighborhood went through the process of gentrification in the mid-to-late 1990s. For much of the twentieth century, urbanists, policymakers, and activists were preoccupied with inner city decline across the United States, as people with money and options fled cities for the suburbs. But widespread reports of the American city's demise proved premature. Beginning in the 1970s, urban life slowly began to regain prestige, particularly among artists and the highly educated. By the turn of this century, many cities were thriving again, and their desirability among the wealthy and upwardly mobile was putting intense pressure on rents, real estate prices, and low-income communities.

tagged city_planning columbus gentrification ohio pbs by jn ...on 09-OCT-06