A Map for Every Story: Honolulu Sewer Projects

Have you ever noticed the lists of various road work projects going on that are published in the papers and government websites?  Have you ever wished that instead of a list they would show you a map?

List of Sewer Projects

Well, the City and County of Honolulu has heard your wish and they've started working on it.  The Department of Planning and Permitting (DPP) and the Department of Environmental Services (ENV) are publishing a web map that shows where sewer projects are taking place.

Let's start with the list.  Here's the way that information on sewer projects has been presented to the public for years.

Nice to have a list, but wouldn't a map be even better?

And here it is, a web map of sewer projects that is now being published by the City and County of Honolulu.

Web Map of Sewer Projects

The areas where sewer work is being done are highlighted in red.  if you click on one of the red lines, you will see information on that sewer project.

In this example, I clicked on a project near Ala Moana and a popup window opens to show information about that specific project.

It's simple, it makes it easy to see where sewer projects are happening, it's available for the public, and it's free.  Here's the link if you want to try it out:

Link to web map "Sewer Projects Construction Map"

I commend the City and County of Honolulu DPP and ENV for setting an example of how web maps can be used to easily convey location-based information to the public.  Now for that list of water projects, road work projects, parade routes...