Here's the latest map I've worked on. 

deksb-imp-rev2.pdf (1.88 mb)

Here are the statistics for the map:

deksb-imp-rev2-stats.pdf (50.18 kb)

Here is the new map with an overlay of the old districts:

deksb-imp-rev2-overlay.pdf (1.93 mb)

·         This map is the most likely to pass judicial scrutiny and compliance testing based on the traditional redistricting principles of for “compactness” and “dispersion”.  The districts in our map are more compact than those of the Oliver-Benfield map and represent a low dispersion quality.  They will have more favorable compliance numbers on both the Plosby-Popper scale and Reock/convex hull measurements.   

·         High School attendance lines change and schools close.  The DCSS planning department has stated that redistricting for school zones will occur more frequently than in the past.  If we are building districts on the current attendance areas, they will soon be incongruent with each other.   

·         It complies with SB79.

·         It keeps communities of interest united.

    Late breaking news: Sen. Millar has developed a bill to delay the implementation of SB79 so that the complex issues surrounding it can be worked out.  Stayed tuned...