Data That Matters August 2018

August 1 is the Earth Overshoot Day for the planet. For the United States, the day is March 1. In Continue reading →

Parking Costs

Go ahead and make fun of “Park your car in Harvard Yard”, but finding places to park everyone’s car in Continue reading →

Data That Matters April 2018

In America, there are 13 empty houses for every homeless American. The richest 1% now hold more than half the Continue reading →

Legal Squatting Grows

American housing has a dichotomy. Affordable housing has become more difficult to find, adding to homelessness. There are more empty Continue reading →

Printed House Price Drops

3D printed houses have matured from experimental projects, to prototypes, to affordable housing. A house built in Austin, Texas, is Continue reading →

Data That Matters January 2016

Air pollution kills ~ 4,500,000 people annually. US forest fires cost a record $1.7B in 2015. Job growth has been Continue reading →

Hunger And Homelessness Increase

Hunger and homelessness are increasing in America, evidence that even if the economy is improving for some, the number of Continue reading →

Homeless In America

Homelessness in America is becoming less common, but very slowly. The decrease is about 2%, which isn’t much considering the Continue reading →