What Story are you interested in telling?
After consideration I decided to tell the story of gentrification. We all know it: Austin is in the midst of evolving into a bigger city and nothing will get in the way. Investors are coming in and demolishing many old landmarks with the hopes of making new condos, restaurants, hotels etc. But what are we leaving behind? At what costs
What topic do you want to investigate?
I would love to delve into the history of popular landmark venues. The places in which they are right now were they in a predominantly white neighborhood , black neighborhood, etc. We all know that Austin has a history of segregation. I would love to investigate whether their “coolness” factor was affected due to the area they were located in.
Do you have an interesting lead to follow?
I have census data, historic landmark, population data, etc. I think this information is accesabble.
What would be the best way to tell that story?
The best shape for this story will definitely be through a map and text. I would like to have the information on a map and with an information bubble have a glimpse of what this place use to be. In addition to this I would like to have a map of Austin from the 1950’s to now that demonstrate the census and how it has evolved until now, similar to this map . The map will feature what Austin’s demographic looked in a decade. In there, 10 music venues will be highlighted and each one will have a history bubble of what they were in such decade (if they were some sort of business before oe not). It will give the user an idea what th area was like in previous decads.
Who are your users?
The city of Austin. It would give not only new residents a history lesson of what the city used to look like but will provide nostalgia to older Austin residents.
Where are your users?
The main users will be in Austin or people who have lived in Austin in the past 50 years.
What questions might they have?
“I use to love this music venues, what is it now?” “What part of Austin’s making had to be given away in order to provide me with a new music venue”
Which do you think are most important?
Its important for Austin residents to realize whether the loss of a certain location was important for the development of Austin or not. It might be a small reminder of whether gentrification is good or bad.
How would you know if the story was successful?
I would like to measures how many page visits the site receives.
How are you going to measure that?
I would store information on excel to store then visualize the data through bars
What do you need to tell the story that way?
I need information from the city and general data.
What type of technology or tools will help you tell the story that way?
I believe javascript and jQuery can be used.
Is it really worth that level of effort? Is there a simpler way.
Perhaps I could do away with the Austin history but I believe this is the easiest way.
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