Temecula launches public 'story map' to track $900 million in local projects
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City staff showed a new projects 'story map' and web tools to give residents more timely updates on Temecula’s roughly $900 million capital improvement program, with weekly posts and an annual January mailer.
City staff previewed a new public projects 'story map' at the Temecula City Council’s final meeting of 2025, saying the tool will consolidate updates for the city’s roughly $900,000,000 capital improvement program and other agency and private developments.
Betsy Lowry of the City Manager’s Office said the map will host continuous updates, photos and links for circulation, infrastructure and parks projects. The office plans weekly project posts on social media and a January direct mail 'Inside Temecula' to every address, and staff described web pages as mobile‑friendly. “With a $900,000,000 capital improvement program budget for public projects… Temecula has quite a story to tell,” Lowry said.
Staff demonstrated how users can click tabs for circulation, infrastructure, parks and private developments and see project pages with photos and status updates. Public Works and IT staff said they will add links and multimedia as projects progress and that larger projects may have dedicated web pages.
Council members welcomed the tools as a way to reach residents and to make educational posts more visible when combined with entertaining posts that grow the city’s social media audience. The council asked staff to continue regular updates and to coordinate with department pages for parks and recreation progress reports. No vote was required for the demonstration; staff committed to the launch and ongoing publishing schedule.