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https://github.com/datamade/million-dollar-blocks

:moneybag: An interactive visualization of incarceration spending in Chicago

https://github.com/datamade/million-dollar-blocks

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:moneybag: An interactive visualization of incarceration spending in Chicago

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  • Stars: 43
  • Watchers: 8
  • Forks: 5
  • Open Issues: 3
  • Releases: 0
Created over 11 years ago · Last pushed about 1 year ago
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README.md

Chicago Million Dollar Blocks

This repo contains code for the Chicago Million Dollar Blocks website. This project relies on analysis of incarceration spending in Chicago, which you can find in the million-dollar-blocks-analysis repo.

Setup

Fork the repository, and then clone it to your local machine.

bash git clone git@github.com:datamade/million-dollar-blocks.git cd million-dollar-blocks

We built this site with Jekyll. Install it:

bash gem install jekyll bundler To run the site locally: bash jekyll serve -w

Then, navigate to http://localhost:5000/.

Dependencies

We used the following open source tools:

  • Bootstrap - Responsive HTML, CSS and Javascript framework
  • Maplibre-GL - javascript library interactive maps
  • pako - for unzipping our GeoJSON map files
  • jQuery Address - javascript library creating RESTful URLs
  • GitHub pages - free static website hosting

Team

  • Forest Gregg, DataMade - developer, data cruncher
  • Cathy Deng, DataMade - designer, developer
  • Eric van Zanten, DataMade - developer, GIS data
  • Derek Eder, DataMade - developer, content
  • Dr. Dan Cooper, Adler University - writer and strategist
  • Dr. Ryan Lugalia-Hollon - writer and strategist

Thanks to the folks who helped review this, including: the INN Nerds, Hannah Chung, Pat Sier, Christopher Kelly, Yuanqi Wang, Brian Goggin, Sarah Bump, Joel Inwood

Credits

The original idea and concept for Million Dollar Blocks came from Laura Kurgan at the Spatial Information Design Lab in collaboration with the Justice Mapping Center in 2006. This project builds on top of their visionary work.

Patches and Pull Requests

We welcome your ideas! You can make suggestions in the form of github issues (bug reports, feature requests, general questions), or you can submit a code contribution via a pull request.

How to contribute code:

  • Fork the project.
  • Make your feature addition or bug fix.
  • Send us a pull request with a description of your work! Don't worry if it isn't perfect - think of a PR as a start of a conversation, rather than a finished product.

Copyright

Copyright (c) 2025 DataMade. Released under the MIT License.

Owner

  • Name: datamade
  • Login: datamade
  • Kind: organization
  • Email: info@datamade.us
  • Location: Chicago, IL

We build open source technology using open data to empower journalists, researchers, governments and advocacy organizations.

GitHub Events

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  • Issues event: 4
  • Watch event: 1
  • Delete event: 3
  • Issue comment event: 3
  • Push event: 16
  • Pull request review event: 3
  • Pull request review comment event: 2
  • Pull request event: 2
  • Create event: 3
Last Year
  • Issues event: 4
  • Watch event: 1
  • Delete event: 3
  • Issue comment event: 3
  • Push event: 16
  • Pull request review event: 3
  • Pull request review comment event: 2
  • Pull request event: 2
  • Create event: 3

Issues and Pull Requests

Last synced: about 1 year ago

All Time
  • Total issues: 23
  • Total pull requests: 2
  • Average time to close issues: 12 months
  • Average time to close pull requests: 4 days
  • Total issue authors: 7
  • Total pull request authors: 2
  • Average comments per issue: 0.91
  • Average comments per pull request: 1.0
  • Merged pull requests: 2
  • Bot issues: 0
  • Bot pull requests: 0
Past Year
  • Issues: 1
  • Pull requests: 1
  • Average time to close issues: 14 days
  • Average time to close pull requests: 7 days
  • Issue authors: 1
  • Pull request authors: 1
  • Average comments per issue: 0.0
  • Average comments per pull request: 2.0
  • Merged pull requests: 1
  • Bot issues: 0
  • Bot pull requests: 0
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  • cathydeng (10)
  • derekeder (5)
  • fgregg (4)
  • easherma (1)
  • mightyGaby (1)
  • ghost (1)
  • jpvelez (1)
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  • derekeder (2)
  • mightyGaby (1)
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Dependencies

Gemfile rubygems
  • jekyll = 3.1.6
  • jekyll-redirect-from >= 0
Gemfile.lock rubygems
  • colorator 0.1
  • ffi 1.9.14
  • jekyll 3.1.6
  • jekyll-redirect-from 0.11.0
  • jekyll-sass-converter 1.4.0
  • jekyll-watch 1.5.0
  • kramdown 1.12.0
  • liquid 3.0.6
  • listen 3.0.8
  • mercenary 0.3.6
  • rb-fsevent 0.9.7
  • rb-inotify 0.9.7
  • rouge 1.11.1
  • safe_yaml 1.0.4
  • sass 3.4.22
Dockerfile docker
  • ruby 2.6 build
docker-compose.yml docker