The Intranational International Boulevard: A Street's Atlas is a cool mapping project done by students in the UC Berkeley’s Cartography and GIS Education (CAGE) Lab. It maps International Blvd. in a variety of hyper-local ways.
National Zoning Atlas
The National Zoning Atlas is digitizing, demystifying, and democratizing information about zoning conditions in more than 33,000 jurisdictions in the U.S. — empowering advocates, revealing insights, and driving research.
Taking imagery of bike lanes in Toronto: 60,000 photos later…
Imagery Update After a summer and fall of taking 360 imagery of bike lanes, I finished capturing street-level imagery of all the protected bike lanes in the City’s dataset. The last segment on November 8 was the final part of the new Harbord St bike lanes E of Grace St. So far, I’ve captured over…
Taking imagery of bike lanes at risk and using it to help fix bike parking
We took street-level imagery on Bloor St, Yonge St, University Ave, Queen’s Park Cres, and Avenue Rd to create a digital record of bike lanes at risk from Ontario Bill 212 and to help analyze…
Taking imagery of bike lanes at risk and using it to help fix bike parking
We took street-level imagery on Bloor St, Yonge St, University Ave, Queen’s Park Cres, and Avenue Rd to create a digital record of bike lanes at risk from Ontario Bill 212 and to help analyze and improve bike parking
Service Road Atlas
Service roads are an integral part of accessing the wilderness, but they're constantly changing over time. Use the Service Road Atlas to find the latest community driven updates on the roads you wish to access.
Cartographic Memory: Social Movement Activism and the Production of Space
“Cartographic Memory is a creative, important, and well-written book that offers a vital analysis of Latinx activism in Oakland. Juan Herrera’s concept of social movement continuities helps us analyze the range of ways that actors make social change, rather than only focusing on the most radical politics or certain epic moments. Herrera’s book is an outstanding contribution toward building a nuanced and complex understanding of Latinx social movements.” - Victoria Lawson, author of Making Development Geography
Atlascope Boston
Atlascope Boston is a tool for exploring historic urban atlases in metropolitan Boston and telling stories about how places have changed over time. A project of the Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library.
The Enshittification of Google Maps
Hi friends, Almost every time I drive down the West Side Highway in New York City, Google Maps tells me to get off at the ship terminal – even though I am...
A Beginner’s Guide to Scientific Roadmapping
Wonderful maps and how to read them
Crossroads — Oakland Public Library
Crossroads — A collage of drawings, photographs, historical footage, interviews and location shooting, this documentary reconstructs the transformation of West Oakland from a pasture land to a port of entry for African Americans from the South. While job opportunities caused mass migration of ethnic groups to the area around the Second World War, the film also shows the population decline in West Oakland after the building of the Cypress Freeway and, later, BART. Southern Pacific Railroad's contribution to the development of the area is highlighted.
In Pictures: The Possibilities of Vancouver’s New Villages Plan | Sightline Institute
The Four/Five design prioritizes green space, daylight, affordability, and accessibility—all for greater connection and community.
ATlas (@atls.city)
Bringing the ATmosphere together Go to atls.city and find your place on the map. Feed settings: nearyou.atls.city Personalized feed: atls.city/go/near-you Live feed: atls.city/go/near-you-live Created by @fema.monster and @richferro.com
The First Map of Oakland, California: An Historical Speculation as Solution to an Enigma on JSTOR
Jack J. Studer, The First Map of Oakland, California: An Historical Speculation as Solution to an Enigma, California Historical Society Quarterly, Vol. 48, No. 1 (Mar., 1969), pp. 59-71
A Selection of Los Alamos Rolodex Business Cards | The Center for Land Use Interpretation