When I'm not spending time as an avid philatelist, I like to think that I know a thing or two about cartography. So imagine my surprise and excitement when I heard this story on NPR today. Of course, it hurts a little that it was done by an NPR reporter and not an 'HYY reporter for NPR, but that's a different story.
This story has everything. It combines my weird fascination with maps (probably stemming from my desire always to be somewhere besides where I am), supermarkets in the inner city (if I haven't mentioned that already on this blog, don't worry, I will), and politics. It even mentions Dwight Evans.
Give it a listen, it was a pretty fascinating piece. And to think, all of this great work being done at Penn, right under our noses. Does anyone know if there's a connection between them and the City (Planning or otherwise) so that they could actually put these maps to use?
(edited to add) Here's some more information about mapping projects being done at Penn. When I get some time, I'll have to dig through it.