I thought the NEARC community in particular would be interested in these reflections that I wrote up about a recent experience I had cycling and interacting with GIS folks at the local government levels:

https://spatialreserves.wordpress.com/2021/08/30/example-of-gis-as-a-system-of-engagement/

Hooray for GIS, cycling, local governments, and for all of you in this GIS community!

Joseph Kerski

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