Spatial
analysis
& Research
CityWork is a research and geospatial analytics practice. We turn civic data into evidence, maps, tools, and analysis that help governments, nonprofits, and organizations of all sizes act with confidence.
A better city
is possible.
What does it mean to live well in a city together?
We make our research free and public. We democratize data back into the hands of communities to empower them to advocate for issues that matter most.
- We are reshaping social and political narratives in order to challenge the status quo of urban inequality.
- We help organizations of all sizes translate data into questions and evidence to support their mission.
- We make our research and maps free and public to empower communities
Zoning & Gasoline Use
How is housing policy climate policy? We modeled monthly household gasoline use across Virginia and set it side-by-side with local zoning data. Drag the divider to see how density and zoning forces longer drives.
Built for the people making housing decisions.
We presented this work on a panel hosted by HousingForward Virginia, a statewide housing coalition, alongside NYU Furman Center's Housing Solutions Lab.
A sample
of our work
America, Exhausted
A new interactive map of sleeping habits across the country.
Open project
What Good Is a Bus Stop?
Public transit expands grocery choice in Montréal, but the largest gains tend to occur where walking access is already strong. A closer look at access for older residents.
Read the report Economics, Transit, Workforce
Strait to the Pump
Who drives the most? And how do dual blockades on the Strait of Hormuz impact Virginia's workers?
Read the reportSpatial Data
You Can Use
Data & Research
From messy spreadsheets to custom datasets built from scratch, we gather, build, and organize data across sectors, making it usable for insight, analysis, and policy decisions.
Maps & Tools
We build custom interactive maps, dashboards, and white-label applications that make complex information relevant for staff, stakeholders, and the public. Built with ease of use in mind
Richmond Heirs Property Network
Measuring heirs property across the Richmond region, analyzing how many homes and parcels are at risk, what they're worth, and where they concentrate.
Read the reportCivil Asset Forfeiture in Virginia
Research and mapping for Virginia delegate office, providing a county-by-county analysis of arrests and property seizures, along with practical steps to improve the law.
About the project- Food Access Dashboard, Norfolk Dept. of Public Health
- Seniors and Housing, Norfolk Dept. of Public Health
- Overdose Deaths, Naloxone Distribution Partners
- Black Wealth in Norfolk, Urban Renewal Center
- Hampton Roads Gun Violence Dashboard, access by request
- Incarceration in Hampton Roads, access by request
Putting data to work at the neighborhood scale.
Mapping the crisis of affordable housing
From rent burden and housing supply, to evictions and who actually owns our homes, we track how housing's frontline challenges
Read our researchAdapting cities to climate chaos
Cities face flooding, heat, fire, and storm-surge risk, but exposure isn't distributed equally. We make exposure and solutions legible for a more just future.
See the workBuilding economic resilience amid uncertainty
We turn economic data into insights on labor markets, commutes, wage gaps, production, and opportunity.
Work with usWhere risk concentrates, and why it persists
From violence to overdoses to housing for older persons, we get at structural factors driving health disparities, and leverage duable solutions.
Work with usEvery engagement starts with asking better questions.
Understand
We start with what you're trying to decide or change, then work backward to let evidence shape a question.
Build
Working with data you already have, or setting out to find new sources, we gather, clean, or construct the data to support the project.
Deliver
We give you maps, dashboards, white-label apps, and reports written for the people who have to use them- staff, boards, funders, the public.
Update
Data can go bad and pipelines break. We keep tools updated, train your team, and stick around for follow-up questions.