Statistics

Immigration is not a problem, it’s a solution

Newfoundland has a demographic problem. Well, right now, the entire world has a demographic problem. But it’s been a problem here in the province for a while and the population has been acutely aware of it the whole time. Historic out-migration for economic opportunities and ‘brain drain’ have exacerbated the aging population crisis in anContinueContinue reading “Immigration is not a problem, it’s a solution”

Yum Yum Sprawly Goodness

Before we blow your minds with graph-filled, optic nerve stimulating, carefully hand-crafted data about what sprawl does to our municipalities, let’s first bask in their everlasting glory. Yeah. I left in the watermark. Come at me bruh 😝 Now, several of us at Streets are for People live in the suburbs so I just wantContinueContinue reading “Yum Yum Sprawly Goodness”

Revenue per something ㄟ(≧◇≦)ㄏ

So, it is finally time for Streets are for People to hit the big leagues and achieve the goal we set for ourselves over three years ago. When we first started this ragtag group of data nerds and engineers, we had a goal to democratize useful urban data in the northeast Avalon and share ourContinueContinue reading “Revenue per something ㄟ(≧◇≦)ㄏ”

Housing Insecurity Worse for Low Income Residents and Immigrants

Housing insecurity has become a major problem in Canada, but does the problem affect residents equally? We use StatsCan data and correlation analyses to examine whether economic inequality and citizenship status interact with affordability of shelter in the North East Avalon region of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Commuter data – who doesn’t drive a car?

St. John’s: One of the most car friendly city in Canada. That might not be true according to many articles you’ll find on the internet, but the statistics are there. People here LOVE their cars and just can’t get enough of them. Below are some of the statistics for St. John’s and its peer metroContinueContinue reading “Commuter data – who doesn’t drive a car?”

Stats Canada Dissemi-what nows?

TL;DR We will be creating maps based on Statistics Canada’s long form survey results, called the Census Profile. It uses the second smallest geographic codes called dissemination areas. We edit those areas to better reflect the built-up area within each dissemination area, but that isn’t perfect, and nor are the areas. We will also AnalyzeContinueContinue reading “Stats Canada Dissemi-what nows?”