Mappy Hour! with Open Sidewalks

Join other civic tech volunteers from across the Carolinas as we work on our Open Sidewalks project. At these bi-weekly sessions, Code with the Carolinas volunteers work together to complete our project of mapping pedestrian access features in Downtown Raleigh and Uptown Charlotte. The areas we are mapping are important hubs for public transit, state government, and recreation.

This project is a partnership with the Taskar Center for Accessible Technology at the University of Washington. The Open Sidewalks project involves using aerial imagery to code maps and metadata about features that make streets accessible to pedestrians--especially features that are important for pedestrians who face barriers to mobility and use wheelchairs or walkers.

Even if you're new to this project and/or civic tech volunteering, you're welcome to join the meeting. Visitors are always welcome and no technical skills are needed. You can find information about the project, including orientation videos from the Taskar Center, in our Slack Workspace in the #project-open-sidewalks channel. You can also learn more at codewiththecarolinas.org or reach out to [email protected] .

FIRST TIME ATTENDEE? It's helpful to set up your account in advance here https://tasks.opensidewalks.com/ . If needed, instructions are at 2:15 in this video, The Open Sidewalks Tasking Manager. Don't stress about all of the other details in the video, or if you don't get a chance to set up your account, though. We offer a gentle introduction to the project at each session.

Meetings are on the Jitsi platform and the link is provided before each meeting. If you will be joining on mobile, install the Jitsi app in advance https://jitsi.org/downloads/ .

All activities of Code with the Carolinas, a project of Social Good Fund, follow our Code of Conduct and are subject to this Volunteer Waiver of Liability.