Community Data Analytics

ESI Senior Advisor Sidney Wong to Present at the 2017 ACS Data Users Conference

February 23, 2017 / Comments Off on ESI Senior Advisor Sidney Wong to Present at the 2017 ACS Data Users Conference

ESI Senior Advisor and CDA Project Lead, Sidney Wong, will present at the 2017 American Community Survey (ACS) Data Users Conference happening  May 11-12, 2017 in Alexandria, Virginia. The session will focus on how the Community Data Analytics (CDA) project has been aiming to create a variety of methodological improvements using 2014 5-Year ACS-PUMS. This session will showcase […]

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CDA to Present at APA New Jersey’s Upcoming Conference

December 16, 2016 / Comments Off on CDA to Present at APA New Jersey’s Upcoming Conference

ESI Senior Advisor and Community Data Analytics (CDA) Project Lead Sidney Wong, alongside Vice President and Principal, Peter Angelides, and Senior Advisor Steven Nelson have been selected to lead a session on Fiscal Impact at the APA New Jersey Planning Conference. The two-day conference will take place January 26-27, 2017 and feature 70 sessions. The CDA session will focus […]

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What is a Demographic Multiplier and Why Does it Matter?

November 18, 2016 / Comments Off on What is a Demographic Multiplier and Why Does it Matter?

Recently, the CDA team got the opportunity to present at two American Planning Association (APA) Chapter conferences on fiscal impact analysis and data needs in forecasting development impacts. During and after our sessions we received a lot questions focused on the technical nature regarding demographic multipliers, data sources, applications, and statistical issues. While I have touched on this […]

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New Insight on Fiscal Impact Analysis

November 11, 2016 / Comments Off on New Insight on Fiscal Impact Analysis

On October 18, 2016, along with ESI Senior Advisor Steven Nelson  and Senior Vice President and Principal Dr. Peter Angelides, I led a continuing professional education session with over fifty Pennsylvania planners and local officials in Allentown at the 2016 Annual Conference of the Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Planning Association. Together we offered new […]

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A New Technique for More Accurate Impact Assessment

May 27, 2016 / Comments Off on A New Technique for More Accurate Impact Assessment

States, municipalities, and school districts make land use decisions that influence their fiscal and economic conditions. Understanding the effects of those decisions on schools, traffic and municipal services can help to prevent school overcrowding, gridlock, gaps in services and fiscal distress. A fiscal impact analysis (FIA) is an important tool for assessing how new development will impact costs and revenues, helping leaders make better decisions […]

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