City Of Fort Worth: Learn How To Prepare Your Own Proposed Redistricting Map

Press release from City of Fort Worth:

July 13, 2021

The city has launched a series of training sessions that allow residents to try their hand at redrawing Fort Worth’s council district boundaries using population data from the 2020 census.

The redistricting schedule has been divided into two phases:

An important feature of the redistricting process is the opportunity for interested residents to use a software program to prepare their own proposed district maps in accordance with the City Council’s adopted criteria.

Before using the software, it is helpful to view the following presentations provided by ESRI, the program vendor. If possible, training participants should also view the presentations before attending training:

Learn how to log into the software and create an account. 

The first software training session for interested residents took place on June 24 at Hazel Harvey Peace Center for Neighborhoods. If you weren’t able to attend that training, you may view a video of the workshop or the presentation from the training. 

Learn more about Fort Worth’s redistricting process. 

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This press release was produced by City of Fort Worth. The views expressed here are the author’s own.