Tumblr (3.0; @mappingmart)http://mappingmart.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lv4r7q4NTi1r5cdovo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.finearts.utexas.edu/news/news_items/mcp.cfm?calset=aah">http://www.finearts.utexas.edu/news/news_items/mcp.cfm?calset=aah</a></p>http://mappingmart.tumblr.com/post/13216632324http://mappingmart.tumblr.com/post/13216632324Wed, 23 Nov 2011 15:21:25 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lv4qjxnQaR1r5cdovo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Left: “Mr Bacy was a good man. He would let you have credit long as you pay him. I remember going in there getting soda, candy, mostly anything. Hair cuts, eyebrow arch and shoe shines, just a good place to have in Mart. I still miss him.”</p> <p>(Note: Any help deciphering the handwriting on the right would be most welcome!)</p> <p><em>Comments provided in response to the Bacy poster (below) by participants at the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) “Your Town” Rural Citizen’s Design Workshop from November 3rd - 5th, 2011.</em></p>http://mappingmart.tumblr.com/post/13215996611http://mappingmart.tumblr.com/post/13215996611Wed, 23 Nov 2011 15:07:00 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lu1yi4y6vf1r5cdovo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><p class="p1"><strong>A Mart Narrative</strong></p> <p class="p1">By Elisa Alvarado, James Barela, Daowz Sutasirisap</p> <p class="p1">An oral history of the forgotten Wise Cemetery and the Smith property located in Mart, TX was mapped according to a narration by owner Jeannie Smith.  This personal account documents the Smith family story, the development and history of the property, and the many glass bottles and marbles that have been found on the site.</p></p>http://mappingmart.tumblr.com/post/12256319370http://mappingmart.tumblr.com/post/12256319370Wed, 02 Nov 2011 17:59:00 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lu1yfdJ1ud1r5cdovo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Mart Dérive</strong></p> <p>By Angie Calderon, Michael Jarrott, and Zac Norris</p> <p>A dérive is a practice in psychogeography in which one goes on an unplanned journey throughout an urban environment, allowing one’s senses and external stimuli to influence the route taken. Upon arriving to Mart on October 10, 2011, we accompanied Mart High School student Daniel Kunkel on a dérive of our own. This book catalogs that journey and the peculiarities encountered.</p>http://mappingmart.tumblr.com/post/12256315611http://mappingmart.tumblr.com/post/12256315611Wed, 02 Nov 2011 17:59:00 -0400Psychogeographic<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lu1ywuNvgy1r5cdovo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Path of Projections</strong></p> <p>By Laura Cole, Chris Davis, and Lisa Rogers</p> <p>Our Book details a single journey through town with Taylor Kennedy, a senior at Mart High School. Taylor and two other students, Lane Cobbs and Nicholas Allen, also visited us at UT. They provided their unique memories, perspectives, and observations relating to the places we encountered on our route, giving us a more youthful and personal view of Mart.</p>http://mappingmart.tumblr.com/post/12256322224http://mappingmart.tumblr.com/post/12256322224Wed, 02 Nov 2011 17:59:00 -0400Psychogeographic<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lu1z57MM7O1r5cdovo1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lu1z57MM7O1r5cdovo2_500.png"/><br/> <br/><p><strong>Trevor’s Mart</strong></p> <p>By Kirsten Schroder, Kyle Scallon, and Ciara Wilkison</p> <p>Walking around town with a high school sophomore named Trevor shed light on how Mart is perceived through the eyes of a resident. A taste of his memories, feelings and experiences is exhibited on our map of Mart.</p>http://mappingmart.tumblr.com/post/12256331468http://mappingmart.tumblr.com/post/12256331468Wed, 02 Nov 2011 17:59:00 -0400Psychogeographic<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lu1zbt1FXE1r5cdovo1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lu1zbt1FXE1r5cdovo2_500.png"/><br/> <br/><p><p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Mart, African American social hubs of the mid 1900s & Bacy Barber Shop</strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal">By Lance Green, Nicole DePalma, and Shannon Vanderhill </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Our goal was to provide a map that would encourage the citizens of Mart to investigate their town’s hidden history. From the interviews, articles, and pictures we compiled, we put together a poster that communicates the information we found on one of the locations referenced in our map, the Bacy Barber Shop. We hope to continue this process and eventually have a poster on each of the places we have identified and more places that have gone unidentified throughout Mart, thus, enriching the future Mart with stories from the past.</p> <!--EndFragment--></p>http://mappingmart.tumblr.com/post/12256334401http://mappingmart.tumblr.com/post/12256334401Wed, 02 Nov 2011 17:59:00 -0400Psychogeographic<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lu1z1hJZju1r5cdovo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><strong>A Week in Mart, Tx with Logan Evans</strong></p> <p>By Lauren Griffin, Karen Soriano, and Raquel Breternitz</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Because we were interested in discovering and presenting a more personal perspective on Mart, TX, we interviewed a local high school student about his daily life. We converted the information we gathered into a spatial map of the main places he visits diurnally, supported by a schedule of a typical week in his life and a few interesting facts about each place. We also accompanied this infographic and map with a written bio to provide a clearer depiction of his personality.</p> <!--EndFragment-->http://mappingmart.tumblr.com/post/12256326242http://mappingmart.tumblr.com/post/12256326242Wed, 02 Nov 2011 17:59:00 -0400Psychogeographic<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltvuuttf6A1r5cdovo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><p class="MsoNormal"><span><strong>Tree Coverage</strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>by </span><span>Kyle Scallon </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span></span><span>Studying satellite imagery from Google maps, I confirmed that Mart’s main street, Texas Avenue, where the majority of commercial and retail buildings are located, has no trees lining its sidewalks. There was, however, a significant amount of trees populating the residential areas. I mapped an area that included the commercial buildings on the main street, the residential buildings two blocks North and two blocks South of the strip, and all of the tree coverage in that area. The commercial buildings were represented as grey blocks, and the residential buildings were represented as blue blocks. To graphically represent the tree coverage I utilized a radial circular form and used two shades of green to differentiate between dense and less dense tree coverage. </span><span>Inspired by Lynn Osgood’s lecture revealing how tree coverage is directly related to the popularity of a city park in Austin,</span><span> I</span><span>  </span><span>added some information from an article by Dan Burden, titled </span><em>22 Benefits of Urban Street Trees.</em></p> <!--EndFragment--></p>http://mappingmart.tumblr.com/post/12115395358http://mappingmart.tumblr.com/post/12115395358Sun, 30 Oct 2011 10:28:00 -0400Data<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltvujnPl0m1r5cdovo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Schools, Parks, Roads and Tax Appraisal Data</strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>by Kirsten Schroder</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>Studying county tax appraisal data from a website which provides the values of each house in Mart based on sold prices, public records of assessed value, and Texas real estate information, I set out to explore the question of what determines house values in Mart. My research indicated a clear division between the more valuable homes in the north east of the town and lower-priced homes in the south west part. I examined possible influencing factors such as the locations of the schools in Mart, the locations of parks, and roads that Mart’s comprehensive plan delegates as “in need of repair.” I illustrated the price differences with a gradation of color, averaging the house values of each particular block in Mart. Parks and schools are all represented by rectangles. Streets in need of repair are represented by dotted lines.</span></p> <!--EndFragment--></p>http://mappingmart.tumblr.com/post/12115197346http://mappingmart.tumblr.com/post/12115197346Sun, 30 Oct 2011 10:21:00 -0400Data<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltsorkyGlH1r5cdovo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span>Literacy Rates & Libraries</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>by James Barela</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>This map is based on BPLS (Basic Prose Literacy Skills) data from the US Department of Education website. Assessed by the National Center for Education Statistics, BPLS ranges from  “</span><span>being unable to read and understand any written information” to “being able only to locate easily identifiable information in short, commonplace prose text in English, but nothing more advanced.”  </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>The importance of the library as a public place to access information informed my interest in pursuing a map that documented literacy rates.The Nancy Nail Library in Mart is an integral part of the community.  The enormous good the library contributes is based on what the library has to offer: a genealogy room, a depository for memorabilia, computer work stations for those who don’t have computers, a collection that is comparatively large for a town of this size (pop. 2500), and a commitment to present an accurate portrayal of the history of Mart.  </span></p> <!--EndFragment--></p>http://mappingmart.tumblr.com/post/12045112483http://mappingmart.tumblr.com/post/12045112483Fri, 28 Oct 2011 17:23:00 -0400Data<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltsol9RMfj1r5cdovo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span>Population and Housing Occupancy, 2000-2009</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>by Lance Green</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>This graphic aims to explore a correlation between housing occupancy rates and Mart’s population between two census years, 2000 and 2009. It reveals how the amount of vacant housing has increased at the same time as the population of Mart has increased, suggesting that that more people are living in single-family houses.</span></p> <!--EndFragment--></p>http://mappingmart.tumblr.com/post/12044962877http://mappingmart.tumblr.com/post/12044962877Fri, 28 Oct 2011 17:19:00 -0400Data<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltsoipTmdc1r5cdovo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span>Education and Race</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>by Laura Cole</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>While overall high school graduation rates in Mart have climbed dramatically since the 2000 census, college graduation rates still fall well below the national average and have seen little improvement since the 2000 census was conducted. My charts reveal differences in national averages or improvements. I wanted to show people what was lacking and inspire change and investigation. Just over half of Mart’s Black population over twenty-five had graduated from high school as of 2000 but only one Black college graduate resides in Mart.</span></p> <!--EndFragment--></p>http://mappingmart.tumblr.com/post/12044908552http://mappingmart.tumblr.com/post/12044908552Fri, 28 Oct 2011 17:18:00 -0400Data<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltso9qgsdD1r5cdovo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span>Gender and Employment in Mart and Neighboring Towns</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>by Lisa Rogers</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>I was amazed to see in census data the discrepancy between the number of male and female populations in Mart. In search of a reason behind the discrepancy I looked at industry, employment, and gender and age demographics for the area. I decided that I should illustrate the differences between Kosse (62.7% female and 37.3% male), Groesbeck (27.2% females and 72.8% male), and Mart (37.5% females and 62.5% males). I wanted to avoid making direct correlations between any of the elements but spark a conversation about industry and gender within Mart. I chose vibrant colors for each industry and a linear pattern to differentiate gender within each, to help the viewer immediately perceive the differences in Mart and its neighboring towns.</span></p> <!--EndFragment--></p>http://mappingmart.tumblr.com/post/12044701332http://mappingmart.tumblr.com/post/12044701332Fri, 28 Oct 2011 17:12:00 -0400Data<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltsnsltbwP1r5cdovo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Education and Occupation</strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>by Nicolette Perez</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>Inspired by the visualizations by Lisa Rogers and Laura Cole (above), I developed a new information graphic based on Census data, this time showing employment and level of educational attainment for Mart. </span></p> <!--EndFragment--></p>http://mappingmart.tumblr.com/post/12044297272http://mappingmart.tumblr.com/post/12044297272Fri, 28 Oct 2011 17:02:00 -0400Data<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltsn46gBiy1r5cdovo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span>Gender, educational attainment and marital status in Mart</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>by </span><span>Karen Soriano</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span></span><span>My map consists of two bar graphs, one comparing male and female marital status and the other comparing male and female educational attainment in Mart, based on 2005-2009 census data. The educational attainment bar graph was flipped upside down and placed above the marital status graph. I chose the color yellow to represent females and blue for males.</span></p> <!--EndFragment--></p>http://mappingmart.tumblr.com/post/12043736977http://mappingmart.tumblr.com/post/12043736977Fri, 28 Oct 2011 16:48:00 -0400Data<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltsmx643gq1r5cdovo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><p class="MsoNormal"><span><strong>What to Fix: Data from the Mart Comprehensive Planning Studies, 2003-2012</strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>by </span><span>Ciara Wilkison</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span></span><span>The City of Mart’s Comprehensive Plans are full of information about the repairs that need to be carried out so that Mart can rebuild and repopulate itself. I chose data that could be spatially represented: roads needing improvement, water lines to be relocated/replaced, sewer lines to be replaced, sidewalks and crosswalks to be replaced/ installed, fire hydrants to be installed and lighting and landscaping to be added to the central business district. All of the information presented in the map is in the public domain: my map simply makes visible the challenges ahead for the city. </span></p> <!--EndFragment--></p>http://mappingmart.tumblr.com/post/12043574959http://mappingmart.tumblr.com/post/12043574959Fri, 28 Oct 2011 16:43:00 -0400Data<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltsmsendeb1r5cdovo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span>Commuting Patterns: Mart and Vicinity</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>by </span><span>Angie Calderon</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span></span><span>The 2005-2009 census data breaks down commuting data into</span><span>  </span><span>six different categories: vehicle (alone), vehicle (carpool), public transportation, walking, other means, and working at home. Noticing that public transportation for Mart was listed as 0%, I decided to evaluate the commuting statistics of Mart’s neighboring towns, including Groesbeck, Hallsburg, Mexia, Riesel, and Thornton. After realizing that all of these small towns do not have public transportation, I chose to create a map about commuting patterns and the benefits of alternate forms of transportation to driving alone in a vehicle.</span></p> <!--EndFragment--></p>http://mappingmart.tumblr.com/post/12043465464http://mappingmart.tumblr.com/post/12043465464Fri, 28 Oct 2011 16:41:00 -0400Data<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltsmhtL7VZ1r5cdovo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span>Comparisons of Zipcode Areas, Mart (76664) and West Campus (78705)</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>by </span><span>Shannon Vanderhill </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span></span><span>It became apparent when looking at information for the zip codes of the University of Texas at Austin (82 square miles) and Mart, TX (2 square miles) that there were dramatic differences of scale between our environment and Mart’s. I wanted to dramatically and simply illustrate the difference in area, population, and commercial vacancy in the two areas as a way of explaining our situation as observers coming from a densely populated area of Austin.</span></p> <p><span>I created an info-graphic showing zip code shapes proportionally to one and other. I used a simple bar graph to represent the disparity in population: Mart’s zip code is 41 times larger, but there are only 38.5 people per square mile, whereas West Campus has 14,369 people per square mile. Commercial vacancy information came from my group’s research for the first map we created for Mart and also my own research of our main street. There is about a 20% rate of vacancy on the main “drag” of Mart whereas the main “drag” in West Campus has a .03 % rate of vacancy. In order to illustrate these figures I created a number of open signs that are proportional to the number of business on the streets. I then made some of the signs appear to be turned off in accordance with the percentage of storefronts that are vacant.</span></p> <!--EndFragment-->http://mappingmart.tumblr.com/post/12043229377http://mappingmart.tumblr.com/post/12043229377Fri, 28 Oct 2011 16:34:00 -0400Data<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltslfiRrbh1r5cdovo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><p class="MsoNormal"><span><strong>How Historical Census Data Represents African-American Population Patterns in McLenna County, 1860-2000</strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>by </span><span>Sriratana Sutasirisap</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span></span><span>Based on census data, this map shows the movement of African American populations in McLennan County since 1860.</span><span>  </span><span>My sources were the website www.</span><a href="http://socialexplorer.com">socialexplorer</a><a href="http://socialexplorer.com">.</a><a href="http://socialexplorer.com">com</a><span> which provides a map of population percentages by ethnicity for each city and the U.S. Census Bureau, which has data from 1850.</span><span>  </span><span>From socialexplorer I took McLennan County maps over 20 year increments and created</span><span>  </span><span>geometric outlines for each city to show the movement of settlements in the county. Then I looked through U.S. Census documents from the same years and established the African American population as a percentage of the county’s population, which is shown with a bar chart. The year 1860 was interesting because slavery still existed: I found that the terminology used in the census to label the African American population moved from “black slave,” through “free colored,” “colored”, “negro,” “black,” to “African American.” The result is a representation of how historical data represents African American population patterns.</span></p> <!--EndFragment--></p>http://mappingmart.tumblr.com/post/12042358172http://mappingmart.tumblr.com/post/12042358172Fri, 28 Oct 2011 16:11:00 -0400Data