November 21, 2021
CommonPaths is a new application that collects and integrates granular data about sidewalk and pathway conditions that influence pedestrian mobility.
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Tag: Transportation
February 13, 2021
The project to develop transportation technology for people with mobility needs is led by Anat Caspi and Mark Hallenbeck
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Tag: Transportation
December 08, 2020
Tenants facing the termination of their housing subsidy or tenancy in Baltimore will now have the right to legal representation under a new law.
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September 18, 2020
A housing tool developed at the eScience Institute's Data Science for Social Good program is now available to the public.
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July 06, 2020
Research on housing insecurity and evictions in the Cascadia region grows to include urban areas around the U.S.
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July 02, 2020
The 'Comparison of British Columbia and Washington State City Powers' report, completed as part of the Cascadia Law Initiative, is now available on SSRN.
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May 03, 2020
Researchers and policy experts from Oregon, Washington and British Columbia have launched a multi-sector collaboration to address wildfire and smoke impacts across the region.
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February 25, 2020
The Cascadia Urban Analytics Cooperative has released a program report highlighting collaborative research between the University of Washington and the University of British Columbia over the last three years.
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February 17, 2020
The Evictions Study led by CUAC researcher Tim Thomas shows inequities in eviction filings across Washington State.
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October 22, 2019
A new study assesses equity in access to public hospitals and clinics via public transit and foot travel in Cascadia's most populous cities.
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October 04, 2019
Government, industry and academic leaders discuss the future of the Cascadia region at fourth annual conference.
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August 21, 2019
Four interdisciplinary teams will present the results of their work this summer at the UW eScience Institute's Data Science for Social Good program on August 21st.
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Tag: Data Science for Social Good
June 26, 2019
The National Science Foundation has issued a second round of funding for the regional Big Data Innovation Hubs, doubling prior funds, to support cross-sector partnerships that enhance the application of data science to societal and scientific challenges.
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Tags: Responsible Data Neighborhood Change
May 15, 2019
The Washington State legislature has passed eviction reform legislation as part of a series of amendments to landlord-tenant law, renters’ rights and affordable housing development.
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Tag: Housing
April 20, 2019
Project teams from the 2018 Data Science for Social Good program presented posters at several conferences in the U.S. and Canada
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Tag: Date Science for Social Good
April 15, 2019
A group of University of Washington researchers have published a new report examining evictions and housing insecurity trends in Washington State
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Tag: Housing
October 15, 2018
The Data Science for Social Good program at the University of Washington's eScience Institute shares final presentations on disaster damage detection, transportation affordability and reliability, and access to out-of-school educational resources
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Tag: Data Science for Social Good
September 20, 2018
Researchers investigate housing displacement trends by neighborhood, socioeconomic factors and racial groups across King County
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Tag: Neighborhood Change Project
July 30, 2018
The Data Science for Social Good summer project teams at the University of British Columbia presented midterm project reports
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Tag: Data Science for Social Good
June 20, 2018
DSSG summer programs at the University of Washington, the University of British Columbia and the University of Chicago bring student fellows together with project leads and data scientists to tackle data science challenges
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Tag: Data Science for Social Good
May 22, 2018
University of British Columbia (UBC) law students Kate Gotziaman and Justin Choi discuss the Cascadia Law Initiative for an article published by the UBC Peter A. Allard School of Law.
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Tag: Cascadia Law Initiative
January 17, 2018
The UW eScience Institute, in collaboration with the Cascadia Urban Analytics Cooperative, is excited to announce the fourth offering of the Data Science for Social Good summer program.
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Tag: Data Science for Social Good
November 16, 2017
This invitation-only event will consist of presentations and discussion around urban data projects in the Cascadia region.
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Tag: Events
October 11, 2017
On October 2, State Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (D-WA), and Congressman Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico (D-NM) proposed the Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2017.
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Tags: Policy Government
September 20, 2017
Faculty, students and researchers discuss projects on housing, transportation and neighborhood change at the CUAC Fall Symposium.
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Tag: Events
September 13, 2017
Thaisa Way speaks on behalf of CUAC at the Cascadia Innovation Corridor Conference
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Tag: Events
September 12, 2017
Learn about the Data Science for Social Good fellowship programs integrated into the Cascadia Urban Analytics Cooperative in a new video.
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Tag: Data Science for Social Good
September 01, 2017
The goal of this invitation-only event is to identify joint projects to pursue in the coming year, and to build the CUAC community. We will be emphasizing existing projects with their own inertia that can benefit from CUAC engagement (analytics support, gap funding, cross-border connections).
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Tag: Events
August 05, 2017
The second day of the CUAC Summit yields research project ideas on transportation, public health, housing and urban planning.
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Tags: Events Data Science for Social Good
July 30, 2017
The first CUAC Summit brings fellows, faculty, data scientists and City agencies together.
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Tags: Events Data Science for Social Good