For my map, I asked Yesmin and Kerry at WHEDco what they most needed mapped as a part of the CDNA process, and one of the things that came up was an interest in knowing where the different types of community organizations in the area were located to reference for both outreach and connecting residents to useful services.
Disclaimer: this is my first time working with mapping software in general and CARTO specifically, so it took a while to set everything up and figure out how the software worked. I have more questions that I’d like to explore and additions to make, but for now the map is as generally intended.
Just a note that as of 8/14 at 5:39pm the map is not showing up. 🙂
Major kudos for creating a map that’s useful to Kerry and Yesmin. As you learn more about Carto, I’d love to see how this unfolds in relation to other factors such as age, ethnicity, and housing circumstances of residents. For example, I’m intrigued by the clustering of dots around Louis Nine Boulevard between Freeman and Jennings. In particular, I think it’s interesting that this cluster includes two places of worship. In what ways does one’s commitment to religion help one access other resources? Is it possible to see churches and mosques (etc.) as community hubs beyond religious practice? I see the same possibility in schools — there are a lot of them! But who is using these facilities? Are churches aging out? Are schools over capacity? Also, are libraries on this list? There’s a movement afoot around resourcing libraries more fully as community hubs. Great work!