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District 5 project turns 5,000 youth stories into maps that highlight missing sidewalks and transit gaps
Summary
University of Washington Tacoma’s Action Mapping Project showed council members maps and scorecards compiled from nearly 5,000 District 5 youth stories, identifying priority ‘impact sites’ and recurring barriers — especially missing sidewalks and transit gaps — that staff and partners say can guide targeted investments.
Dr. Matt Kelly, project director for the Action Mapping Project at the University of Washington Tacoma, told the Pierce County Council at its April 23 District 5 meeting that the project translates children’s drawn stories into maps and quantitative scores to guide local investments.
"To date, we've worked with 15,000 youth across two states now…that's almost 5,000 stories from youth just in District 5," Kelly said, explaining that the project produces play, belonging, roaming and mobility‑opportunity scores for neighborhoods so planners can…
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