Help Map Burlington's Neighborhoods With New Crowdsourcing Project
Where's the line between the Old North End and New North End? How far does Downtown stretch? How big is the Five Sisters neighborhood?
If you think you know the answers to these questions, your expertise is needed. Burlington cartographer Bill Morris of GeoSprocket created a tool that allows you to draw the Queen City's neighborhoods as you see fit. The results from all the submissions will be aggregated to form a consensus about where the 'hoods are. This project was inspired by a similar undertaking in Boston — check that out here.
What's the point in all this? Well, besides engendering a greater sense of neighborhood pride, it's almost time again to reassess the boundaries of Burlington's seven wards. There's nothing official or binding about this project, but it could help inform redistricting decisions. If you think it's silly to lump Lakeview Terrace and the stretch of North Avenue near Waggy's in with the New North End's Ward 7, now's the time to speak up.
Give your cartography skills a shot in the embed below. Pick which area you're drawing using the neighborhood list on the right side, then plot it out on the map. Click on the map to draw the corners of your shape; you can also click and drag the white squares to adjust the shapes after you're done.