Mapping L.A.

[1] The project began in February 2009 with the posting online of the first version of boundary lines for 87 Los Angeles neighborhoods.

"[1] The Times' database editor and the map project's coordinator, Doug Smith,[2] along with researcher Maloy Moore, standardized the neighborhood boundaries "based on historical and anecdotal definitions, civic proclamations and reader commentary."

"Thousands of city blocks" were converted "into a complete picture of Los Angeles neighborhoods, with no ambiguities, overlaps or missing pieces.

It gathers every block of the city into reasonably compact areas leaving no enclaves, gaps, overhangs or ambiguities.

However, by using the tracts as building blocks, The Times was able to compile a statistical profile of communities, something other neighborhood boundaries do not offer.

"[8] Additionally, Elizabeth Fuller of The Larchmont Buzz said that Brightwell's map was a much more fine-grained view of “every L.A. neighborhood.” [9] LAist reporter Tim Loc said that while Mapping L.A. provided "plenty of insightful information about individual neighborhoods...Brightwell takes it to the next level when it comes to breaking down the territories."