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Higher Education Diversity & Affordability–A Follow Up

January 8, 2021 / Comments Off on Higher Education Diversity & Affordability–A Follow Up

Earlier this year, we created the Higher Education Diversity Index Tool, which analyses a school’s average net price by the percentage of students who are white, non-hispanic. One follow-up question that arose after reviewing this small research project was: Affordability for whom? Using the same data, we decided to dive deeper into this exploration by […]

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New England Colleges and Universities are Facing a Diversity Problem. Here’s why it Matters.

December 13, 2019 / Comments Off on New England Colleges and Universities are Facing a Diversity Problem. Here’s why it Matters.

When it comes to regions of the United States known for higher education, few others compare to the quality and quantity of New England’s network of colleges and universities. Metro Boston alone is home to 52 institutions for higher education, including Harvard University, the nation’s oldest, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), one of […]

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SEPTA Drives the Economy of Pennsylvania

April 13, 2018 / Comments Off on SEPTA Drives the Economy of Pennsylvania

SEPTA Drives the Economy of Pennsylvania is Econsult Solution’s 2018 Economic Impact Study completed for Pennsylvania’s largest transit authority, the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transit Authority. Our report to SEPTA is timely as the agency faces significant budget pressures, with looming changes of the contribution of Pennsylvania Turnpike revenues to state transit funding, along with increasing demands on […]

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Could Center City Homes be Driving Millennials Out?

August 18, 2017 / Comments Off on Could Center City Homes be Driving Millennials Out?

If you enjoy reading about the real estate market, there is one topic that is unavoidable—millennials. Every month there seems to be a new question about this generation and how they’re affecting one part of the economy or another. Will they ever buy houses, move to the suburbs or have kids? In recent times, Philadelphia […]

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Cheers to Beers! Breaking Down the Concept of Economic Impact with a Beer (or two)

August 4, 2017 / Comments Off on Cheers to Beers! Breaking Down the Concept of Economic Impact with a Beer (or two)

It feels like almost every month this year, a new brewery has opened in Philadelphia; add in the new distilleries and cideries and it’s close to true. Of the twenty breweries/brewpubs[1] in Philadelphia, eight opened in 2017, with three others planning an opening later in the year.[2] Philly beer drinkers have much to cheers about with […]

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Visualizing Travel Flows in Greater Philadelphia Region Using DVRPC Household Travel Survey Data

July 28, 2017 / Comments Off on Visualizing Travel Flows in Greater Philadelphia Region Using DVRPC Household Travel Survey Data

For this week’s post I’ve used the 2012-2013 Household Travel Survey which is conducted by Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) to create maps that visualize travel patterns in the Greater Philadelphia region. DVRPC, in its nine-county planning area, covers the counties of Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia in Southeastern Pennsylvania; along with Burlington, […]

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