Francesca Hess

Francesca Hess

My map is fairly accurate in the locations where I spend the most time, I struggled to draw and map out locations where I rarely or never go. I was surprised at how inaccurate my scale was and I had to essentially create roads which I believed or assume to be there but in reality may not be. I was drawing my relationship to the space and not necessarily the space itself. This is especially apparent in my representation of the upper classman housing – I know that they exist and I know their rough location but I struggle to remember any specific details. I have also left out Loeb House and the Houghton Library which I sadly must admit I have never been in.

To further show how my relationship to the area differs from others I drew the spaces which tend to have more traffic (be it pedestrian or car) and overlapped it with markers that indicate my movements during a typical day. Although my movements overlap with the tourists it tends to be in public or commercial areas. Perhaps this is due to the nature of being a college student and that I am focused around the campus but none the less it shows the area that urban planners should focus on the most. Specifically looking at my map I would say that these areas are JFK Street and the junction between Massachusetts Avenue and JFK Street.