Commonplace maps
For the past couple of years we have been using Commonplace maps for some of our engagement work - it's a way of getting feedback from people that is geographically focused - 'I want this change in this location'
You can see an example here.
Do people find this a useful way to get involved?
Are our surveys clear enough?
How could we do better?
Why the contribution is important
We think online mapping tools are a good way to approach certain kinds of projects - for example highways measures and some regeneration schemes.
It's important to us to understand whether we are doing it right, or if there is a better approach we could use in the future.
by Jonathan_SouthwarkAdmin on December 08, 2021 at 08:47AM
Posted by vivjones172 December 08, 2021 at 09:32
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Posted by EP05313 December 08, 2021 at 09:46
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Posted by Jonathan_SouthwarkAdmin December 09, 2021 at 08:24
If we still want to retain the 'pins in maps' approach for some of our engagement, what would make it work better for you?
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Posted by Luke December 11, 2021 at 13:13
For the bike hangar one used in the example, this really isn't the case. There doesn't seem to be any follow-up from the council regarding which ones have been actioned and why. You can't tell whether liking another person's pin will be more or less effective than adding your own.
When I first moved into the Borough, I came across the link to this and my impression was that it was some old thing the council set up ages ago and doesn't use any more.
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Posted by Jonathan_SouthwarkAdmin December 13, 2021 at 08:23
But I do agree it would be nice if we could show this clearly on the map itself, so that people who are more casually interested can see where the feedback has brought results - because this scheme is very much active and proceeding at pace.
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Posted by Chris24Norris December 13, 2021 at 10:09
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Posted by Luke January 15, 2022 at 12:06
There was no presupposed topic and it gave an opportunity for residents to pinpoint issues on a very localised basis, that they mightn't otherwise tell the council about (eg a particular cross not working well for pedestrians, or too many parked cars causing a bottleneck down one specific side street).
Again, it wasn't clear how the info was then used by the council.
I can think of some things you could do with such data:
* Identify areas with lots of problems as a prompt for redevelopment.
* If there's already plans for a specific area, tweak the plans to factor in any comments from the map ahead of the usual consultation step.
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