The ability of a region to successfully educate its residents is a vital measure of Sustainability. The data here give a rough picture of how local educational achievement levels compare in nine separate categories with other regions according to the latest data available from the American Community Survey. These are 1-year estimates for 2014. The... More
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Annual Educational Attainment
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Burglary Rate per 100K Population
Measures of crime indicate not only public safety, but also social cohesion. As such, crime is an important measure of sustainability. Burglary rates are a proxy for overall crime. Burglary is a property crime that also can indicate violent crime. Burglary rates for regions are consistently about half the rate of burglary for cities. The... More
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Travel Time Index Trend
Sustainability / Traffic Delay
Time lost in one year by an average traveler is an excellent measure of road congestion. The Urban Mobility Report measures average daily delays on key arterial roads during prime commuting hours. The data are compiled by the Texas Transportation Institute. The index on “travel time” is the difference between the time on a “normal”... More
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Annual Delay per Traveler Trend
Sustainability / Traffic Delay
Time lost in one year by an average traveler is an excellent measure of road congestion. The Urban Mobility Report measures average daily delays on key arterial roads during prime commuting hours. The data are compiled by the Texas Transportation Institute. More
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Annual Delay per Traveler
Sustainability / Traffic Delay
Time lost in one year by an average traveler is an excellent measure of road congestion. The Urban Mobility Report measures average daily delays on key arterial roads during prime commuting hours. The data are compiled by the Texas Transportation Institute. More
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Census Population – Pittsburgh Counties
The 22-county Pittsburgh region had a population of just over 3 million in 2010. The region includes dense urban areas, suburban communities and extensive rural areas. Overall population growth is the result of migration trends and natural population changes. Pittsburgh’s population decline over recent decades has been the result of net out-migration and minimal natural... More
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Change in Employment, Unemployment and Labor Force
Sustainability / Employment and Unemployment
The number of unemployed in the Pittsburgh MSA — seasonally adjusted — decreased by 15.1 percent in July 2017 compared to July 2016. The number of employed decreased by 0.4 percent year-over-year while the total labor force decreased by 1.2 percent. More
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Burglary Rate Trend
Measures of crime indicate not only public safety, but also social cohesion. As such, crime is an important measure of sustainability. Burglary rates are a proxy for overall crime. Burglary is a property crime that also can indicate violent crime. Burglary rates for regions are consistently about half the rate of burglary for cities. The... More