AUTOMATING THIS PORTAL WITH 2019 VACANCY DATA IS TAKING A BIT LONGER THAN ANTICIPATED.. The Portal has been adopted in part by the STL Regional Data Alliance and in that process is growing from a fully-volunteer effort to an increasingly collaborative and sustainable effort. Please be patient as we prepare this new tool. Thank you! 

The STL Vacancy Portal is being developed by an interdisciplinary team that formed, in part, as the result of a Hackathon hosted by OpenSTL in September of 2017. The Hackathon focused on increasing data accessibility and transparency related to vacancy, and was endorsed by Mayor Lyda Krewson and the Land Reutilization Authority (LRA - the City's land bank and owner of more than half of the City's vacant properties), as well as several City departments. 

PHASE 1. PORTAL PROTOTYPE (we are here)
The Prototype reflects parcel data up through June 2018. These data are being used to test queries, theories, and codes to inform the development of the final product, and to share this site for user feedback. 

PHASE 2. STL VACANCY PORTAL
The ultimate goal is a process that:
  1. pulls publicly available data from the City's Open Data Site into one comprehensive dataset;
  2. runs the new dataset through a series of automated processes that remove errors and inconsistencies, categorize vacant parcels, and provide analyses; and 
  3. updates the Portal metrics and interactive map as information changes, permits are issued or canceled, and parcel ownership or vacancy status changes. 
The STL Vacancy Portal is provided through donated time from the following organizations or funders:

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The power of the Vacancy Collaborative is in the diverse and growing coalition of partners, groups, and individuals engaging in creating a shared vision for addressing vacancy in St. Louis. We want to recognize your involvement!