In the Inbox today, an interesting event announcement from Habitatmap, a group which, according to its website, is on the verge of launching a new community mapping/social networking platform (neat!):
“Virtual Toxic Tour and Community Mapping Workshop:
In collaboration with fellow Brooklyn activists, Brooke Singer (www.superfund365.org) and Emily Gallagher, Habitatmap invites you to participate in our Virtual Toxic Tour and Community Mapping Workshop. The workshop will take place this Saturday April 19th from 3-6 PM at Eyebeam, 540 W. 21st street between 10th and 11th. No rsvp is required.
The virtual tour will focus on groundwater contamination and hazardous vapor concerns in several areas of Greenpoint which are currently under evaluation (pdf 15mb) by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. We will explore the neighborhood’s historic and contemporary industries, detail the contaminants of concern, and discuss potential remedies. This case will serve as a reference point for participants as we work with them to document toxic exposures in their own neighborhoods, brainstorm effective community organizing strategies, and help them recruit a network of activist peers to their cause. The workshop is part of Eyebeam’s monthlong Feedback exhibition.”
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April 16, 2008 at 12:04 am
Dan
I hate doing this, but we have to remind people that there’s more than just one planning site out there.
Cyburbia (http://www.cyburbia.org), founded in 1994, is the Internet’s oldest continuously operating planning-related Web site. Cyburbia has served the planning community for nearly 14 years with very little funding or financial remuneration. The Cyburbia Forums (http://www.cyburbia.org/forums) went online in 1996, and today remains a vibrant virtual third place for planners, students and others interested in the built environment ; 5,800 members, 400,000 posts, and still growing.
Cyburbia may be the considered the red-headed stepchild of planning-related Web sites among bloggers, but ask the thousands of people that use it every day …
April 16, 2008 at 7:10 pm
LT
Thanks for the heads up, Dan. Adding your site to the Blogroll now.
August 1, 2008 at 10:59 pm
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