Spain Middle School Project

Mapping Out A Safer Community: Safe Routes to School
In Detroit, neighborhood crime, gang activity, unrestrained dogs, and declining or dangerous properties affect students’ safety to and from school. To help address a broad range of community safety concerns, The Urban Safety Program partners with schools and community groups to implement the “Mapping Out A Safer Community” program. In this program, Detroit middle school students receive instruction in state-of-the-art computerized mapping (a.k.a. GIS-geographic information systems) and portable computing to study neighborhoods near their school. Using PocketPCs, students map locations and characteristics of dangerous properties, take photographs, and research property ownership. They also set priorities and identify the most problematic locations near their school. Properties with the most egregious violations, known as “The Dirty Dozen”, offer a compelling picture of hazards Detroit children face daily. This information is presented to community leaders and city officials who attempt to correct dangerous situations.

Interactive Adobe Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) Maps

1. Problem Properties

2. Major Property Owners

3. Vacant Land, City and State-Owned Properties

4. Current Land Use

Links

http://schools.detroit.k12.mi.us/jsp/index.jsp?Spain

http://www.education-world.com/a_issues/issues/issues403.shtml

http://www.detroitnfi.org/

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For more information, please contact David Martin at 313-577-6564 david.e.martin@wayne.edu