This vibrant guide was first published on paper and on-line (at GreenMap.org/lomap) in April 2001, then completely updated and reprinted in summer 2004, then published as an interactive resource in 2006. LoMap offers a wide range of sites and features, and includes a Spanish, Chinese and English legend (reflecting the most widely spoken languages of the lower Manhattan neighborhoods it charts).
LoMap is dedicated to NYC's youth. This "close-up" edition of the Green Apple Map brings together the expressions of youth from different neighborhoods, backgrounds and age groups, from 7 to 19. LoMap includes youth and family-oriented natural and cultural sites that have been nominated, described and drawn by a diverse group of about 250 young people!
LoMap's unique method of creation was carefully documented and led to the development of a step-by-step manual for making a nominations-based Green Map in other communities, which has since become a nice addition to Green Map System's suite of youth Green Mapmaking resources (find out more in GreenMap.org, our global site's Participate section!)
LoMap's Print Edition
Currently, we are out of printed copies. But, below you can download an electronic version of the map. Or, if you are interested in sponsoring a reprinting, please contact us at apple@greenmap.org. Special thanks to Greenacre Foundation and New York City Environmental Fund for supporting this effort from 2000-2001, and again in 2004.
Download LoMap!
We have 4 electronic versions currently available:
- Interactive PDF: An easy-to-use PDF, this map is interactive! You can zoom in for a close-up view, and then click to connect with the websites on the map, right from the PDF. This is the complete map, shown in poster format.
Price: FREE
>>>Download Interactive PDF Now! (PDF, 2.3 MB) - Our own fun website at GreenMap.org/lomap.
- EARTHscope-Interactive LoMap: In September 2006 Buckminster Fuller Institute launched the EARTHscope-Interactive LoMap. This animated version is one of the first in a growing, global library of free-access online geo-stories about the state of the Earth, our communities and possible futures. In this website you can meet the youth participants, the production team and even watch videos. The EARTHscope is an extension of Buckminster Fuller Institute's lifelong commitment to promoting world literacy about human resources, trends and needs.
>>>Visit the EARTHscope- LoMap Now!
- Print-in-Sections PDF
Price: FREE
Click each section of the map to download it as a letter-sized PDF.
North 1 North 2 North 3 North 4
South 1 South 2 South 3 South 4
Open the PDFs with Adobe Acrobat Reader (if you need to download this free handy software, click here). Print out each page (in color or black & white) on standard letter-size (8.5” x 11”) or A-4 paper. Trim off the overlap and join the sheets together.
Then: Connect the north and south sides and use as a wall map. Or put the sides back-to-back and fold the maps. Carry it around as you explore lower Manhattan. You are welcome to make copies of this copyrighted map for your class or group. You can email a section to a friend when planning a walking tour, too. You can also leave each map in separate sheets for portability, or refer to it in its digital format (it can be projected or emailed, too). Use it in school, as part of your homework, etc.
And, if you want to send us site suggestions or corrections for the next edition, you can print that section of the map, write your suggestions right on it & mail it to: Green Map System, PO Box 249, NYC 10002-0249.
