Gypsies and Travellers in London
On 23rd May 2017 Agnes posted in News
The gypsy and traveller communities of London are a fascinating demographic. The histories of these populaces go back hundreds of years into London’s past, yet they still face difficulty and discrimination among modern society. Mapping for Change is teaming up with London Gypsies and Travellers (LGT) to tackle this issue. The missions of this charity are to encourage the inclusion of gypsy and traveller populations in the employment and training opportunities available to most Londoners, shed light on the lack of acceptable housing amidst traveller communities, address the discrimination aimed at these people, and facilitate opportunities for young gypsies to engage with society in a way that permits self expression and cultural pride.
Love Lambeth Air Final Event
On 18th May 2017 Agnes posted in Events, Featured, News
We have now come to an end of the six month monitoring period of our Love Lambeth Air project.
Mapping for Change, for Lambeth Council, has been providing diffusion tubes to Lambeth residents and businesses to measure nitrogen dioxide outside their home or office over the course of six months from October 2016.
Overall we had 30 participants monitoring 34 sites across the borough of Lambeth from Waterloo to West Norwood. The wide spread of monitoring was only made possible with thanks to the volunteer surveyors who every month changed the diffusion tube outside their home or office and returned the old tube for it to be processed in the lab for analysis. The results from the six months of monitoring will be made available on the Community Air Quality Map.
Mapping for Change’s Barbican project in The Crowd and the Cloud
On 27th April 2017 Maria posted in News
We are excited to share this video with you about our Air Quality monitoring project in the Barbican Estate, City of London.
The video shows how the concern of local residents about air quality around their homes was developed into a citizen science project, thanks to Mapping for Change and the City of London. For twelve months, Mapping for Change worked with residents to measure local air quality levels in this centric estate and to produce measurable data. Continue reading…
Ten businesses have ‘Ramped It Up’
On 10th March 2017 Agnes posted in News
With the final portable accessibility ramp leaving the office it’s time to reflect on the Ramp It Up social media competition we ran in late 2016.
Love Lambeth Air First Results
On 16th January 2017 Agnes posted in News
Our Love Lambeth Air project is now into its third month of monitoring, halfway through our six-month project. Love Lambeth Air provides local people with the materials and support required to collect measurements for nitrogen dioxide (NO2) across a number of sites in Lambeth, providing a detailed picture of air quality in their local area. Find out more.
We have received the first set of results back from the lab and the results can be seen on the Community Air Quality map. On the map you can find the site locations across Lambeth along with data for each site including the level of nitrogen dioxide.
Ramp It Up! Contest Winners Announced.
On 9th December 2016 Hannah posted in News
We are delighted to announce the lucky winners of our Ramp It Up! competition.
Each winner will receive a portable ramp for their premises. This means there are now 10 more accessible public spaces in the UK.
If you know of any other public spaces which are accessible please add them to the Wheelmap app and share your knowledge. With your help we can increase inclusion and accessibility in all our towns and cities. Let’s make Europe a fairer place.
Access the National Trails: Still Walking
On 24th November 2016 Agnes posted in Featured, News
A year after our series of mapping workshops, the Access the National Trails initiative is still alive and kicking. In the amazing chalk landscapes of Yorkshire Wolds Way, trail officer Malcolm Hodgson continues to map footpaths along with other walkers and volunteers using simple mobile applications collecting images and detailed information about particular obstacles.
‘Ramp It Up!’ Contest Promotes Accessibility in the UK
On 3rd November 2016 Agnes posted in Featured, News
Mapping for Change is inviting communities from around the UK to help their towns and cities become more wheelchair friendly. We are calling on you to ‘Ramp it Up!’ and have launched an exciting competition to encourage your local business owners to get on board.
Love Lambeth Air Launch
On 26th October 2016 Agnes posted in News, Uncategorised
Today marks the launch of six months of air quality monitoring across Lambeth. Yay I hear you cry! And with good reason; currently there are only three static air quality monitoring stations across Lambeth borough. Love Lambeth Air will provide local people with the materials and support required to collect measurements for nitrogen dioxide across a number of streets in Lambeth, providing a detailed picture of air quality in their local area.
Mapping Accessibility in Thessaloniki for World Tourism Day
On 6th October 2016 Louise posted in Events, News, Uncategorised
On a lovely autumn day in the sunny city of Thessaloniki Mapping for Change joined forces with other Cap4Access team members to explore accessibility across the city. The mapping party formed part of a series of similar MapMyDay events being run across the globe, which started on September 27 , World Tourism Day. This year the United Nations (UN) World Tourism Organization chose the theme “Tourism for All. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon declared: “On this World Tourism Day, let us recognize that all people can and should be able to participate in tourism and enjoy unforgettable travel experiences.”