This is the official website of the Towson University Green Map Project. Our class collaborated with Baltimore Green Map to create five maps that plot out the green resources of Towson, Maryland. The five map themes are Alternative Transportation, Green Living, Sustainable Living, Student Green Map, and Outdoor Activities and Nature Sites.
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The purpose of the Student Green Map is to raise awareness to Towson students, faculty and staff on issues concerning sustainability and green living on campus. We want to change the lack of awareness and communication about Towson’s green initiatives. We aim to provide a helpful resource for students to be able to visually see Towson's initiatives on becoming more of an eco-conscious campus.
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Designed by: Mario Iati, Caren Lipman & Mallory Varvari
The purpose of this map is be to promote and raise awareness of alternative transportation in and around Towson. We would like people who read the map to drive less and either take public transportation or enjoy the scenery by walking, jogging or bike riding.
This would hopefully change the atmosphere of Towson and reduce congestion in the streets. The map would provide people with safe and easily accessible routes through Towson and the surrounding areas. We want this map to convey the idea to people that they do not have to rely on their car to get from place to place. This map would display their alternative options to driving and promote alternative means of transportation.
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Designed by: Alison Grissinger, Mike Lubey, Chris Muccioli & Jay Neighbours.
Green Living consists of any aspect of an individual's life that results in a positive impact on the environment in order to promote sustainability. The main goal we hope to achieve by creating a Green Living map is to emphasize the areas of Towson that can help to accentuate an individual's goals of becoming a more eco-conscious person.
We hope to provide information that will aid in the connection between local people and local businesses, and present these locations in a simple, visual, and informative format. By doing so, we expect to offer our audience a broad overview of green living opportunities in the Towson area that they may have been previously unfamiliar with, and encourage them to effectively use these resources in order to benefit not only themselves, but the environment as well.
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Designed by: Katy Casey, Jill Dombroskie & Jay Ben Schweitzer.
Sustainable living encompasses healthy living and cultural aspects at Towson University and its surrounding town. Healthy living includes dining services, grocery stores, exercise facilities, and health centers, etc. Cultural resources include art galleries, theaters/recital halls, and music venues, etc. Our goal is to inform students of sustainable living on Towson's campus and its town. We want students to learn how easy it is to make healthy decisions that are also green. In addition, we want to students to be more knowledgeable about the local community through its culture and food options.
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Designed by: Rachel Beser, Alexandra Chioini & Kristina Russell.
This Green Map of Towson, which focuses on outdoor recreation and nature sites (the well-known and the not so well-known) will act as a helpful and handy public guide to bring awareness to areas where the community can go to enjoy nature and partake in outdoor recreation. An easy to use map design will incorporate sites that promote community involvement in outdoor activities and also scenic areas where the public can fully appreciate nature. This map will help raise awareness about the outdoor recreation sites that may not be so well known and give the community a chance to enjoy them as well.
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Designed by: Doug A’Hern, Ace Kieffer & Samantha Wentz.