A Comparative Analysis of Counties Across the US

Insights from Replica on the Future of Our Cities

Discover how Replica's Places Spring 2023 data release is helping to shape the future of electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure.

Replica hosted our inaugural User Summit this month to gather Replica users across California to exchange insights, ideas, and success stories within the Replica Community. With a lineup of influential speakers and engaging sessions, the event was a celebration of collaboration and innovation.

The Tennessee Department of Transportation used Replica to forecast walking and biking volumes for a proposed Nashville Complete Streets project

Replica partnered with Culver City, CA and integrated data from Michelin to map driver events and active mode volumes to create a new tool for high conflict corridor prioritization.

In this blog post, we discuss the ways in which Replica data supported the existing conditions assessment of a micromobility strategic action plan that set the stage for the plan's bold recommendations.

Replica's transit agency partners are leveraging Replica’s rich composite of data to understand not just where their transit ridership went, but how they might restructure service to appeal to those once-transit riders.

Replica was thrilled to attend and play a prominent role in this year’s National Planning Conference

Replica Places data and custom geographies reveal new insights about trips in the Collier County region.

Replica provides near real-time, granular information that enables the alignment of housing need and supply at a level that was never possible before.

While the far-reaching impacts of the global COVID-19 pandemic come into sharper focus, one thing is certain: the crisis is reshaping our cities, both physically and socially.

A recent survey by the National League of Cities and U.S. Conference of Mayors found that 50–76% of mayors anticipate having to cut public services while remaining responsive to residents’ needs.

Replica is a data platform for the built environment.

The business model of the built environment is broken. Communities have long felt the strain of housing shortages, aging transit systems, and a shifting retail landscape; the COVID-19 crisis pushed them to the breaking point and exposed the shortcomings of how we plan and manage cities.

Cities are first and foremost labor markets — facilitators of people finding work and getting to work. As such, a significant portion of our land use, transit and infrastructure planning efforts are in service of workplace accessibility.

The story of mode split in Boston.

Can this trend be maintained safely?

In the era of Big Data — where public and private data is abundant, and keeps growing — everyday residents might not realize how they generate volumes of data throughout their days in ways that are both innocent and serious; visibly apparent and covert.

Replica raises $41 million to deepen data-driven decision-making about the built environment.

From transit equity to workforce development, broadband access to green infrastructure, data insights can help improve outcomes for cities.

Investments in infrastructure and services can advance racial equity, but success depends on having a clear understanding of each community’s needs.

With in-depth mobility data covering the contiguous United States, Replica Places can empower public agencies at a pivotal moment for investing in the nation’s infrastructure.

California’s policy goals reflect the demands of a rapidly changing world. Its cities and regions need reliable data that can inform decision-making and support better outcomes.

This year’s convening focused on “innovating an equitable, resilient, sustainable, and safe transportation system.”

New York City will redesign 1,000 intersections to make them safer for pedestrians. Which 1,000 should it pick?

This map shows several ways cities, states, and MPOs can make decisions to achieve greater equity in EV charging infrastructure.

An analysis shows the impact the proposed rail service could have on mobility and land use.

Replica’s newest megaregion makes it possible to study long-range corridors that connect San Francisco, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and everywhere in between.

Stakeholders need better data about what is happening in the supply chain in order to fix it. Replica offers a fuller picture of activity.

Every state saw an increase in spending in physical retail stores between February 2019 and February 2022. Online retail spending is a different story.

When traveling less than 2 miles, people in major U.S. cities chose cars and bikes more often in 2021

Detailed mobility data makes it possible to understand where walking and cycling happens today — and where new investments could prompt even more of it.

To get federal funding for electric vehicle chargers, states have to detail their plans to build a convenient, equitable EV network. Here’s how Replica can help.

To get federal funding for electric vehicle chargers, states have to detail their plans to build a convenient, equitable EV network. Here’s how Replica can help.

Comprehensive mobility and people data can help prioritize investments that serve residents well on typical days and in emergency conditions.

Next-generation travel models make it possible to answer entirely new questions about equity, climate, and economic development, according to a new report.

Granular data on walking activity informs a tool that enables new understandings of pedestrian activity, risk, and equity.

We’ve improved mapping, filtering, and download capabilities so users can connect quickly with deep insights about activity in the built environment.

New data from Replica and Geotab ITS reveals how efficiently freight vehicles support economic activity in Manhattan’s neighborhoods.

Rich, privacy-sensitive data makes it possible to explore key questions about existing inequities and who stands to benefit from new interventions.

It’s unlikely that things will look like they did before — and transportation policy may need to change as a result.

Now it’s easier than ever to access Replica’s nationwide data on mobility activity, land use, economic activity, and demographics data.

The TRB Annual Meeting saw fascinating and essential discussions about the future of cities and transportation networks.

Mobile trip event data from Arity and pedestrian trip volumes from Replica present a new way to approach Vision Zero and safe streets planning.

Replica Places now has comprehensive, nationwide data from two pandemic-era seasons, plus a pre-pandemic baseline.

Unique insights on people and trips supported a compelling narrative about how a river restoration project would boost equitable access to key sites in Salina, Kansas.

Replica mobility data helps identify where new investments can connect people to opportunity, and correct the harms of past planning decisions.

Granular trip data brings a new dimension to the Chicago area’s latest greenhouse gas inventory.

San Francisco-based Borne uses Replica data to give restaurants the insights they need to launch and expand successfully.