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The Boston Indicators Project
Metropolitan Area Planning Council
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Metro Boston DataCommon
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Introduction to the website.


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Sample Maps
 
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There is an inner city urban outreach program that does work with specifically young children. They are looking for demographic areas in the city that have high populations of families with children under the age of six. The urban outreach program is seeking to coordinate their efforts with arts and cultural programs in these areas. They are hoping to find programs that specifically cater to children's activites.

Click here to download step-by-step instructions(pdf) to conduct this analysis.

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A family with a seven year old special needs child is moving to the greater Boston area. The wife will be working in Waltham, a small town west of the city. Her husband will be working in downtown Boston. They also need to find a town where the housing is affordable. Their primary concern is their child’s education. Thus they would like to find a town near Waltham which provides good educational opportunities for their child and has affordable homes.

Click here to download step-by-step instructions(pdf)to conduct this analysis.

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A regional senior citizens advocacy group is interested in improving access to emergency medical treatment for persons over age 65 within the Boston Metropolitan Area. As the baby boom generation ages the need for emergency medical care will continue to grow. The group will use the DataCommon tools to determine potential locations for emergency medical facilities.

Click here to download step-by-step instructions(pdf)to conduct this analysis.
 
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