[Excerpt from full news article] Updated population projections released by the Connecticut State Data Center at the University of Connecticut predicted slow growth overall, but with interior cities such as New Haven experiencing comparatively faster growth.
Often, we receive general questions about collecing and using local data, or creating a system for doing so. The resources listed here are intended to provide guidance in this area.
1. Connecticut Open Data Guides
[Excerpt] “Transportation is a civil rights issue,” Mayor Toni Harp announced at a public meeting in January 2014. “It’s an economic development issue. It’s a jobs issue.” The data agrees.
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"A Connecticut foundation says economic inequality is creating stark disparities in education and employment opportunities for young people across Fairfield County.
Fairfield County’s Community Foundation has tracked this trend through its Community Wellbeing Index, which it created with DataHaven.
[Note: This article/op-ed was originally posted in the New Haven Independent on September 5, 2017. http://www.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/data_haven/]
by CAMILLE SEABERRY & MARK ABRAHAM