CENTER FOR APPLIED URBAN RESEARCH (CAUR)
CAUR CONTINUES TO PRODUCE REGIONALLY RELEVANT ASSETS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH: GREATER TACOMA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION CITIES OF FEDERAL
CAUR is designed to serve as an urban analytics
This year the Center has been working with cities
center focused on aggregating, archiving, visualizing,
in Pierce County to better understand and support
and the dissemination of analytics and reports.
the labor force in the area to better direct economic
Data analytics produced by CAUR are in response
development. CAUR will continue to work to provide
to questions posed by UW Tacoma’s regional
data and data analytics in support of planning,
communities. The Center aims to provide resources
policymaking, activism, and economic development
through open data portals and reports.
in partnerships with regional nonprofits, public
As an example, the Center produced an affordable housing study for Pierce County. This document was used by Pierce County Executive and Mayors as they discussed a regional approach to dealing with the growing problem of housing unaffordability in the region. It is still frequently downloaded and cited throughout the community and is available on UW Tacoma’s Digital Commons.
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agencies, educational systems, and other community members.
