Reading PA, and Albany NY are both similar in size but it appears that Reading PA has a higher poverty rate when compared to Albany NY. This poverty rate is looking specifically at the families of Reading PA and Albany NY. It can also be seen that Reading PA has a lower education rate when compared to Albany’s education rate of people over the age of 25.

Poverty Rate of Albany Families

Poverty Rate of Reading Families

Education Rate of Albany Citizens over 25

Education Rate of Reading Citizens over 25

Field Notes:

I took my notes at Taste Of Crepes in West Reading, and what I observed was not a reflection of the maps above. Most observations made were people walking on the street. There was a woman with a black coat who had a younger girl with her wearing a pink coat. Two more women walked by repeatedly appearing to be shopping visiting multiple stores. There was a man who rode by quickly on a bike and another man wearing a black coat walking across the other side of the street. Eventually there was a delivery truck that obscured my view from wear I was sitting and stopped there for a longer period of time.