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DATA

Collected here are datasets that the public can use to understand municipal (and beyond) issues in order to define or document a problem, explore solutions, and lobby for change.

DATASETS

The City's Data Portal: A large amount of datasets related to municipal finance and operations https://data.somervillema.gov/ Additional data are here: http://go.somervillema.gov/datafarm/
State Department of Elementary and Secondary Education: http://profiles.doe.mass.edu/state_report/
Office of Campaign and Political Finance: A record of campaign contributions for Somerville (and other larger communities') Aldermen, Mayor, and State reps http://www.ocpf.us/
Municipal Databank: A State division that "collects, analyses, and distributes financial, demographic, and economic data on cities and towns. https://www.mass.gov/municipal-databank-data-analytics
Secretary of the Commonwealth Database: Shows ownership of properties, purchase date, and condo conversion dates. http://corp.sec.state.ma.us/corpweb/CorpSearch/CorpSearch.aspx
2017 Voter Data: A de-identified dataset of voters in the November 2017 local election, with precinct, age, and gender. https://drive.google.com/file/d/10RiVuZRzSUVQRDVP0-bDXt4Dj6iu1KZy/view

STUDIES & REPORTS

Housing

Transfer Fee: Summary of comments and possible amendments and scenario modeling spreadsheet.
Housing Data Analysis: In order to better understand housing need in Somerville, I have worked to link available data. Take a look at this data on different living arrangements of residents, this data on properties, some graphs, notes on the data, and a column related to the data I wrote for the Somerville News. Additionally, please find results of a recent survey of families with children here. Please find here material compiled for the Housing Challenge, held July 15, 2018.

Sustainable Neighborhood Working Group Recommendations: A report published in December 2015 of recommendations prepared by a committee during a year-long process.
Housing Needs Assessment: An analysis prepared by a consultant in the fall of 2015 that describes the scope of need for affordable housing.

Children, Youth, and Families

November 2016 Fields Master Plan Update: The most recent update on the Fields Master Planning process.
2014 Recreation Task Force Recommendation Summary: A summary of recommendations from a task force that met for a year to discuss issues relating to Recreation.
Census data on age demographics of all Census places:

Business Development

Cambridge Development Log Dashboard: A tool that shows all development activity in 2017.

Rat Control

Report on Rat Birth Control Strategy: Report on an approach tried in 2016 to reduce the rat population in test areas of Gilman, MacArthur Street, and Trum Field.

Traffic, Transit, Bikes, Pedestrian, Parking

Rideshare data: https://tnc.sites.digital.mass.gov/
Parking Permit Data: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jZfUktTuJCkf6EbF10DguiajgZ70wJCl9_AqOW7idm4/edit?usp=sharing