Drive Times

by | Dec 5, 2024 | Freeway

You might think that the biggest factor in your commute is the number of people on the road. In fact, geography is often the biggest limiting factor in shortening the time you spend in your car, or sometimes, a way for you to make your commute faster. We look at...

November Round-up

by | Nov 20, 2024 | Monthly Round-Ups

At the end of each month, the AGS team looks back at articles and blog posts that we saw this month that stood out to us. Some are from news agencies, and many come from our partners, but not all use our data. Here is the round-up from November 2024. SiteZeus While...

2024B Release Highlights

by | Nov 17, 2024 | Data Releases

Consumer Expenditures The consumer expenditure model has been completely revised to utilize the AGS Synthetic Household model, yielding results which are much better able to capture the differences in small area expenditure patterns. Newly available within the model...

Make the Mall Cool Again

by | Nov 14, 2024 | Menger's Musings

Last week, I headed to California to visit my family. While we were there, the Santa Ana winds picked up, and as a result, the power was shut off at my parent’s house as a fire precaution for 2 days. On the second day, I was in desperate need of an outlet to charge my...

Understanding the Mall Market

by | Nov 14, 2024 | Menger's Musings

Brick and mortar retail has long been central to urban living, but over several decades we have seen fundamental changes in the location and style of retailing. A massive locational change occurred as vibrant downtown retail streets were often boarded up as retail...