The Corridor
Explore the major freight routes that cross through the Bronx, carrying goods but also contributing to local pollution.
Environmental Impact: Urban Severance
2D hexbin visualization reveals how highway infrastructure creates "green space debt." Areas with vibrant orange/pink colors show neighborhoods where residents lack access to parks. The glowing neon traffic corridors slice through communities, creating barriers to nature.
Access to Parks (Green Space Debt)
Inverted visualization: Opacity and color intensity represent "green space debt" — lower park access creates more vibrant, solid hexagons. High access areas fade into the basemap. Glowing neon traffic corridors show physical barriers cutting off communities from nature.
Community Vulnerability
Visualize health vulnerabilities through asthma rates and the Health Vulnerability Index.
Priority Zone
Heat Vulnerability Index (HVI) across NYC neighborhoods. Darker purple areas show lower vulnerability, while orange areas indicate higher heat vulnerability requiring intervention.
Heat Vulnerability Index
Measures neighborhood risk from extreme heat based on surface temperature, green space, AC access, and vulnerable populations.
The Incision: Traffic & Asthma
3D visualization reveals the stark correlation between traffic volume (shown in neon red) and childhood asthma rates. Taller hexagons indicate higher asthma rates among children aged 5-17. The bright red traffic corridors slice through neighborhoods with elevated respiratory illness.
Childhood Asthma Rates (Ages 5-17)
Rate per 100,000 population. Height and color represent asthma prevalence. Red traffic corridors show the environmental burden.
