Access to Public Libraries Across Chicago Neighborhoods Map by Melissa Leon using data from the City of Chicago Data Portal.

Just mapped the locations of every Chicago Public Library branch to visualize how access to community spaces, technology, and learning resources varies across the Chicago.
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💸 For every $1 loaned in Chicago’s white neighborhoods, only $0.12 goes to Black areas & $0.13 to Latino. JPMorgan Chase lent-41x more in white areas than Black. Lincoln Park got more investment than all Black areas combined. #HousingEquity #ChicagoData #BankingBias #Redlining @WBEZ & @CityBureau