Crowd Sourced City FINAL Presentation December 15, 2011 Aisha Qamar • Danielle Dowler Norabelle Greenberger • Stephanie Servetz
Dec 24, 2015
Crowd Sourced City FINAL PresentationDecember 15, 2011
Aisha Qamar • Danielle Dowler Norabelle Greenberger • Stephanie Servetz
Brownsville Statistics
• 54.5% of families live below poverty line• 48% of population receive income supports• Highest Concentration of public housing IN THE
COUNTRY• Unemployment Rate in NYCHA public housing: 32%
Brownsville Bike Tour, October 2011
Getting our apple fix at Youth Market
Brownsville Recreation Center (BRC)
Coffee Klatch, October 2011
Getting to know Brownsville
Real Time Updates Anonymous Input Feedback Loop (Comments) Stronger Sense of Community Long Term Sustainability Minimal maintenance Information mapping (spatial component)
Initial Project Goals
How it Works
There is a street light out. I feel unsafe
Text the Brownsville LOOP
See something you want to tell us about?
Then check out your posting on bvilleloop.com … And see what others are saying too!!!
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How to keep Brownsville in the Loop:2
Send an email to [email protected]
Send a text message to: 312-560-7937
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Submit report directly online at bvilleloop.com
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Send a tweet:#BrownsvilleLoop
How to keep Brownsville in the Loop:
True story: Al Sharpton showed up in Brownsville the same day as us.He won.
Challenges
Technical difficulties.Community Interaction and Trust