Neveah Fernandes
Common Community Areas in Boston
This map shows .25 mile buffer zones around community centers, pools at certain community centers, DCR pools, open recreational spaces in Boston, MBTA rapid transit/bus routes and stops, and Walkscores by zipcode. Some layers of data that are being shown are: blue-colored location points that represent the community centers, swimming symbols represent pools in the area of a community center, and the yellow stop points/dots represent the bus stops that are close by in the neighborhood where a community center is also located.
To create this map I explored so¬me ideas and thinking about what would be more appealing for young children and teens. The first thing that came to mind is community centers since that’s where most kids/young teens go after school, whether it’s for an afterschool or to just play basketball. I decided to search up community centers and anything else that would seem interesting or fun to go along with the community centers. People love going for a swim so I added a swimming pool layer to my map. I found all my data in ArcGIS Online. I did have to adjust the data on my map to make everything stand out and not look messy. I decided on how I was going to symbolize the information by finding the closest symbol that represents an individualized location that I have on my map.
I’m going to add my input and explain a little bit about the James W. Hennigan School’s community service to my neighborhood. I attended the James W. Hennigan, located in the Jamaica Plain area for elementary and middle school. They have a community center where there are 2-3 different types of afterschool programs. I really enjoyed going to the teen center after school. The Hennigan also had a pool and a gym which were open to those who had memberships and for those currently going to school there. There were open spaces in the back of the school with a baseball field and a small park with a basketball court. Now I’m going to explain the community spaces in my neighborhood. Madison Park Technical and Vocational High School is where I’m currently attending. There’s a pool, a gym, a community center, and different afterschool programs. Behind the school there is a track field, a soccer field, and a football field. There is a basketball court, a seating area and a park. Across the street from the park that’s behind Madison there is a community center which you also need a membership for. Inside that community center there’s a gaming room, a gym and more. I recommend checking out these places because they can benefit a lot of people by keeping them occupied.
I hope a viewer looking at my map will take away interest and some decent information because this map is focused on an important topic for the young ones, which I hope the viewer cares about.