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Participatory-mapping projects built with Mapsurvey — community engagement, public consultation, and the open data behind them.

Remington residents map their neighborhood plan Case study Lessons learned

Baltimore, Maryland · Neighborhood planning

Remington residents map their neighborhood plan

Remington, a Baltimore neighborhood of row homes between Johns Hopkins and the Jones Falls, is updating its community plan. Before the planners drew anything, residents marked the map.

146 residents717 places marked3 map questionsEnglish and Spanish
Greater Remington Improvement Association Read the story →
Pszów: 164 residents map their bus station and market square Case study

Pszów, Poland · Town planning

Pszów: 164 residents map their bus station and market square

Before drawing a single line, a team of town planners asked the people who use the place every day. Here is how a microplanning survey in a town of 13,000 worked.

164 residents556 marks100 on day one7 minutes
Towarzystwo Urbanistów Polskich (Society of Polish Town Planners), Silesian Branch Read the story →