Technical Module
Chris Henrick
Narrowing my focus -->
1.Domain (Re)Contextualization:
Affordable Housing Activism
Democracy & Mapping
Technology & Data
2.Realization!
People Speak Different Languages
Elected Officials & Urban Planners
Grassroots Organizers
Technologists & Civic Hackers
Leads To ...
Unmet needs, unrealized goals, low impact
What needs to happen
Fostering of dialouge & providing access to information
Domain Methodology
Deep hangingout with community / activist groups
Doing work with them
Northwest Bushwick Community Group
MTOPP
Prototype
Question:
Who's buying up property & where?
Solution:
Scrape ACRIS
Property Transaction Records
Identify Properties
Grab block & lot #'s
scrape
To Do:
design the UI,
tell the story
Prolouge
Reached out to BetaNYC
Digital Precedents
Facilite access to information to promote civic engagement
thank you