The first fantasy map

Behold, what Houston City Council districts could possibly look like in a few months. There are, as Greg discusses, plusses and minuses to the approach he took, as well as real-world roadblocks and political considerations that may trump theoretical optimization. And of course, the actual data may require a few tweaks from this revision based on 2009 estimates. Still, it will at the very least give you an alternate picture to the nine-district map we have now, and will hopefully also get you to start thinking about what the next map should look like. Maybe you’ll even be encouraged to download your own copy of Daves Redistricting App and take a crack at it. This ain’t as easy as it looks, and the folks in the Planning Department who will be doing the heavy lifting deserve respect and well-informed feedback for their efforts. Check it out and see what you think.

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