What’s wrong with this picture?
This is a map of Edmonton, AB (that’s Alberta, not Alabama) that has been overlayed with the neighborhoods and schools. Each neighborhood is coloured according to the number of children under the age of 14 (the redder the area, the higher the population of children). Over that, are the pegs representing the schools belonging to the Edmonton Public School Board.
This graph demonstrates how the areas in most need of schools (denser and higher population of children) are the same areas that lack these ‘fundamental’ structures. “Rich” areas with a lower population of children have an over-abundance of schools in their areas. The black pegs denote schools that have been shut down, or are in the process of closing, while the green pegs are schools under construction.
As you can see in the South of the city, where there is lots of expansion, these schools are a necessity, but in the North, there are already plenty of institutions where parents can shuttle their kids.
The original (interactive) map is available here.
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