dvrpc / pin

Philadelphia Neighborhoods

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Philadelphia Inquirer Neighborhoods - Based on James Smart's Philadelphia Neighborhoods maps (June, 1988), these data layers comprise the "widely known neighborhoods" and "lesser known neighborhoods" whose names "may be used in copy without further explanation, on the presumption that most Philadelphia residents are familiar with their location."

It is important to note that the areas contained in these layers were not drawn from a base map, rather from street borders. Some of these "lesser known neighborhoods" have been excluded, simply because the borders were too vague to draw (e.g. "THE NECK - Once the entire lower part of South Philadelphia, later the lower east side of South Philadelphia, particularly around Second Street. Old-timers still use the name.")

This web mapping application was built by the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commissionfor the Philadelphia Inquirer. Please contact Chris Pollard, GIS Manager @DVRPC for further information.

JS library dependencies

• Google maps JavaScript API
• bootstrap (3.0.0)
• jquery (1.10.2)

Geospatial Data dependencies

Data is stored as local GeoJson files

pin's Issues

Neighborhood Labels

figure out the best method to get labels added to the neighborhood layers
Some resources: http://www.geocodezip.com/geoxml3_test/v3_FusionTables_zipcode_map_whiteBg.html

Get API Key for DVRPC Github pages for this app

Look into getting a Google Maps API key for hosting this app here or DO or somewhere else as a backup

Update Contact Information

• remove Will Stevens
• add Chris Pollard