Locative Media & The City

I am the worst with directions and locating myself within the structures of a city. I don't know how to read maps very well either. I thought it would be fun, amusing, and somewhat informative to try and attempt to reconstruct my understanding of the way that Buffalo is laid out. I took a marker to a piece of paper and furiously scrawled my poor understanding of the streets of Buffalo. Click this link to see the map - Chris Ferrari's Cognitive map! I will also attempt to attach the file to this post so that everyone can see it.

As you may be able to tell...I am completely lost and useless in this city. I usually travel with other people, and this has affected the way that I reconstruct the relationships between roads. I know how to get to very few places on my own and I usually end up asking someone for directions along the way. Please dont laugh at me! At least I know a few streets that run parallell with one another. You also might be able to tell some places that I frequent : school, the zoo, downtown, 33, 90, NT Homebrew Supplies, and of course my house.

I would encourage everyone else to put my puny little map to shame and try to draw out their estimation of the cities groundwork. I'd also be interested to see what kind of information I can decode for all of your maps as well! It only takes a few minutes to do this and its fun so try it out!

-Chris