Using neighborhood archetypes to understand unequal outcomes
Neighborhood data can make patterns visible, but it can also flatten them. Neighborhood archetypes offer a way to understand place as a combination of conditions, not a single variable on a map.
Building a usable food environment dataset for New York City
What began as a messy set of food outlet records became a way to describe neighborhood food exposure across New York City. That meant careful cleaning, classification, and geographic preparation before any analysis could begin.