By Northside Planning Council
Interested in seeing a clearer picture of housing, safety, health, education and the overall wellbeing of the City of Madison? New data is now available on the City of Madison’s Neighborhood Indicators Project (NIP) website (Madison.apl.wisc.edu).
NIP is a tracking system designed to follow communities’ wellness over time, aiming to support better understanding of the changes within Madison communities. The use of indicators, along with local knowledge and other informational resources, can help all areas of Madison thrive.
NIP provides geographically detailed data for over 50 variables within seven topic areas. This includes measures such as total population, number of dwelling units and subsidized rental units, high mobility students and so on. It is supported by various data sources that range from city, county, state and federal data sources.
The 2022 Edition includes a significant improvement. Data is now provided at two commonly used Census geographies — Tracts and Block Groups. Using Tracts and Blocks Groups makes it easier to compare results for areas across Madison, since these geographies generally contain a similar number of residential units. Additionally, the NIP’s local data can be considered within the context of other data reported at the Tract and Block Group geography.
Interested in learning more about NIP data and the NIP website? The City of Madison Planning Division offers free workshops to local organizations. If interested, please contact Urvashi Martin at umartin@cityof
madison.com for more details.
The Northside Planning Council has scheduled two free community workshops to better understand and access this data-rich resource. The first meeting will take place Monday, Dec. 4, 6–7 pm, at Lakeview Library. The second meeting will take place Thursday, Jan. 11, 10–11 am at Warner Park Community Recreation Center.
Both of these meetings are free and open to the public. They will each contain the same overview and content so attendance at one is sufficient.
NIP is a partnership with the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Applied Population Lab.
Source: City of Madison Website
