Template for new city

# CELL: City Configuration Template

city_config = {

    "city_name": "Austin, TX",

    "state": "Texas",

    "data_source": "https://data.austintexas.gov",

    # Data endpoints

    "permits_api": "https://data.austintexas.gov/resource/3syk-w9eu.json",

    "permits_csv": "https://data.austintexas.gov/api/views/3syk-w9eu/rows.csv",

    # Column mappings (adjust to your city's data)

    "columns": {

        "address": "Original Address",

        "permit_number": "Permit Number",

        "permit_type": "Permit Type Desc",

        "issue_date": "Issue Date",

        "status": "Status Current",

        "units": "Housing Units",

    },

    # Geocoding

    "geocoding_service": "Nominatim",  # or "Google", "Mapbox"

    "county_gis": "https://gis.traviscountytx.gov/",

    # Analysis focus

    "focus_areas": ["Downtown", "East Austin", "South Congress"],

    "years": [2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024],

}

# Save configuration

import json

with open(f'config/{city_config["city_name"].replace(", ", "_").lower()}.json', 'w') as f:

    json.dump(city_config, f, indent=2)

print(f"✅ Created configuration for {city_config['city_name']}")

```

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## **📊 EXAMPLE COMPLETED PROJECTS**

### **Structure for `completed_projects/`:**

```

completed_projects/

├── berkeley_ca/

│   ├── README.md                 ← Project overview

│   ├── data/

│   │   └── housing_projects.csv

│   ├── notebooks/

│   │   └── analysis.ipynb

│   ├── website/

│   │   └── index.html

│   ├── findings.md               ← Key insights

│   └── presentation.pdf

│

├── oakland_ca/

│   └── [same structure]

│

└── chicago_il/

    └── [same structure]