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Scotty Ellis from Coalition for a Livable Future gave a brief introduction to the Regional Equity Atlas 2.0 to the Washington County Committee for Citizen Involvement's October 2013 meeting. The Regional Equity Atlas is“a major research and education project to promote widespread opportunity for a stronger, healthier, and more sustainable region.” It includes existing maps and analyses and a web-based mapping tool to “illuminate the region’s geography of opportunity,” including some data at local/neighborhood scales. The Regional Equity Atlas is a “major research and education project to promote widespread opportunity for a stronger, healthier, and more sustainable region.”
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What is the Regional Equity Atlas?
A tool to understand how well different neighborhoods and populations across the region
are able to access essential resources & opportunities
Regional Equity Atlas 2.0 Components
Equity Atlas 2.0 Partners
Portland State University Institute of Portland Metropolitan Studies
2007
Identifying Which Issues to Map
Maps and Analysis www.equityatlas.org
Orientation to the Maps
Clark County
Multnomah County
Clackamas County
Washington County
Types of Maps
ShapesHeatmaps
Types of Maps
ShapesHeatmaps
Key Findings
Mapping Tool Demo www.equityatlas.org
Other Things You Can Do with the Mapping Tool
• Locate a specific address on the map
• Create your own composite heatmap indicators
• Scroll over the maps to find cities, neighborhoods, and underlying data
• Export the underlying data to do your own statistical analysis
• Export the data into a GIS program to add your own map layers
Using Atlas 2.0 to Create Change
Oregon’s Health CO-OPThe Bus Project
Thank You toRegional Equity Atlas 2.0 Funders
Northwest Health FoundationKaiser Permanente Community Fund
Robert Wood Johnson FoundationMeyer Memorial Trust
Bullitt Foundation
