Built Environment Indicators

Description

This data layer provides a comprehensive set of indicators related to the built environment and their impact on health outcomes across the District of Columbia. It encompasses 41 measures organized into 9 key drivers: Education, Employment, Income, Housing, Transportation, Food Environment, Medical Care, Outdoor Environment, and Community Safety. Visit the project details page for underlying data methodology.

Education

  • Proximity to schools
  • Proximity to modernized schools
  • Proximity to playgrounds
  • Proximity to crossing guards
  • Safe routes to school
  • Proximity to libraries
  • Access to wireless hotspots
  • Access to broadband internet
  • Proximity to recreation centers

Employment

  • Travel time to work

Financial Institutions

  • Proximity to banking institutions
  • Proximity to check cashing institutions

Housing

  • Housing stock quality
  • Share of homes built since 1970
  • Distribution of affordable housing
  • Proximity to vacant or blighted houses

Transportation

  • Proximity to Metro bus
  • Proximity to Metro station
  • Proximity to Capital Bikeshare locations
  • Access to bike lanes
  • Sidewalk quality
  • Parking availability

Food Environment

  • Proximity to grocery stores
  • Low Food Access areas
  • Proximity to farmers markets
  • Availability of healthy food within stores
  • Proximity to restaurants
  • Proximity to liquor stores

Medical Care

  • Proximity to health care facilities
  • Proximity to mental health facilities and providers

Outdoor Environment

  • Tree canopy
  • Proximity to parks
  • Proximity to trails
  • Presence of mix of land uses
  • Positive land use
  • Flood zones

Community Safety

  • Proximity to vacant lots
  • Streetlight coverage
  • Proximity to police department locations
  • Proximity to fire stations
  • Proximity to High Injury Network Corridors

Resources

Name Format Description Link
21 https://opendata.dc.gov/datasets/DCGIS::built-environment-indicators
21 https://opendata.dc.gov/maps/DCGIS::built-environment-indicators
3 https://services.arcgis.com/neT9SoYxizqTHZPH/arcgis/rest/services/Built_Environment_Indicators/FeatureServer/0
15 https://opendata.dc.gov/api/download/v1/items/a89e82cf18d240d58ba8d7c9ec62a9fa/geojson?layers=0
8 https://opendata.dc.gov/api/download/v1/items/a89e82cf18d240d58ba8d7c9ec62a9fa/csv?layers=0
57 https://opendata.dc.gov/api/download/v1/items/a89e82cf18d240d58ba8d7c9ec62a9fa/shapefile?layers=0
57 https://opendata.dc.gov/api/download/v1/items/a89e82cf18d240d58ba8d7c9ec62a9fa/filegdb?layers=0
47 https://opendata.dc.gov/api/download/v1/items/a89e82cf18d240d58ba8d7c9ec62a9fa/featureCollection?layers=0
0 https://opendata.dc.gov/api/download/v1/items/a89e82cf18d240d58ba8d7c9ec62a9fa/geoPackage?layers=0
0 https://opendata.dc.gov/api/download/v1/items/a89e82cf18d240d58ba8d7c9ec62a9fa/sqlite?layers=0
53 https://opendata.dc.gov/api/download/v1/items/a89e82cf18d240d58ba8d7c9ec62a9fa/excel?layers=0
25 https://opendata.dc.gov/api/download/v1/items/a89e82cf18d240d58ba8d7c9ec62a9fa/kml?layers=0

Tags

  • environment
  • tree-canopy
  • sidewalk
  • dc
  • district-of-columbia
  • schools
  • transportation
  • octo
  • police
  • roads
  • education
  • safety
  • employment
  • street
  • washington-dc
  • vision-zero
  • vz
  • health

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