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This project provides three interactive maps that explore housing permits and population distribution across Seattle.
Each dot represents a housing permit, with symbol size determined by the scale of development. Colors distinguish whether the permit has been issued or completed.
The heatmap shows population density across Seattle’s census tracts, allowing users to quickly identify the most and least densely populated areas in the city.
The heatmap visualizes areas with the most housing permits, allowing users to quickly identify neighborhoods with concentrated development activity.
This project aims to provide insight into how effectively housing development responds to demographic changes. By visualizing these relationships spatially, users can better understand where housing supply may be keeping up with demand and where gaps may exist.
The broader impact includes improving transparency in housing development patterns and potentially informing city planners, policymakers, researchers, and residents.
We cleaned and formatted the datasets by removing irrelevant columns, handling missing data,
standardizing attributes, and filtering by year. Cleaned datasets are stored in the
assets/ folder.
The interactive map includes time sliders and dropdown filters to allow users to explore the data in ways best suited to them and better assess the relationship between housing supply and population growth.
This project was developed by students at the University of Washington.
This project was developed as part of the University of Washington's GEOG 458 course. We thank Professor Dr. Bo Zhao and TA Liz Peng for their guidance throughout the quarter.
ChatGPT was used to create the favicon.