Cultural Focal Points

An interactive GIS web map depicting cultural focal points in the Merrimack Valley Region. This data is crowd-sourced primarily fromPlace & Meaning 2020, a cultural planning project undertaken with Essex County Community Foundation, Elevated Thought, and Creative Community Builders. To learn more about the project click here.
 

How can you use this map?

The map is dynamic, meaning you can add to it at any time. Click here to add an entry.
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Community organizations can use this platform to increase their own visibility and make connections to others.
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Local governments can use this information to make better development decisions. By identifying cultural focal points which are important to a neighborhood, planners can work to preserve or grow those events or places i.e. requiring developments to use these focal points to strengthen and grow the community.