Behavioral Mapping of the day

Today we got introduced to something called behavioral mapping. This reflects the way people interact/behave with the surroundings at parks or areas in general. This as well is a way that shows what could be added to improve a park and what can be taken out. The way people interact with each other, how they use the objects in the area, what seems like something that attracts these visitors, the population in the area and even where people sit--these are all questions that we had to ask ourselves as we visited the Court Square park downtown. We saw that the park was in use and yes it had a beautiful setting but it could have offered more. There was a gazebo that could have had more inside to bring the visitors and make it even more relaxing. There was a gorgeous water fountain, but no small drinking fountains for people there. There was plenty off shade, but no areas for the children to go to where they can enjoy themselves and have fun. Even though there are a lot of businesses around the area there were not many business people in the park. In fact, there are a lot of homeless people lying around. The way people were relaxed and conversing in the park you could tell that it was a calm area that you would go to on a nice day during lunch break or just a place where you can go to release thoughts. Speaking for myself and in this case for my teammates as well, I think that we have discovered that there is more that comes out of our actions.

*Communication goes further than speaking*