The ’Atlas of Inequality’ Maps Micro-Level Segregation
▻https://www.citylab.com/equity/2019/03/atlas-of-inequality-map-micro-segregation-data-mit-media-lab/584167
MIT Media Lab’s new interactive “Atlas of Inequality” shows that “segregation is not just about where you live, but what you do.” When I lived in my old D.C. neighborhood of Mount Pleasant, it was at that particular stage of gentrification where it seemed truly diverse. Taquerias and pupuserias stood right alongside indie theaters and grungy dive bars ; the sidewalks were a multicultural mix of young, mostly white professionals and working-class people of color. But if you looked closer, you’d (...)