Analysis of the built environment of Waltham, MA

This repository uses pdm for its dependencies and a postgis database for managing data.

The data have been obtained from scripts here are are using publicly available sources such as MassGIS and the US Census.

Investigations

General

• Number of adults per personal vehicle

• Home types: single family vs. multi family, per ward

• Disrespected local character

MBTA Communities Act (2024)

• Pre-MBTAC upzoning

• Interim compliance

ADU rezoning (2025)

• Pre-2025 rezoning