Landmark
Landmark is a civic engagement platform that tracks urban development projects across New York City, covering topics from zoning and transit to parks and sanitation. The platform provides plain-language project summaries, community commentary, and a voting mechanism, with email and zip code subscriptions delivering updates directly to residents' inboxes. Landmark also offers outreach services for brands, developers, and planners to bring the public into the planning process.
- Software Only
- Government Technology
Funding
Founders
Founder details are not available yet.
Product
Problem
Decisions that shape New York City neighborhoods—from zoning changes to transit projects—happen continuously, yet most residents learn about them only after the fact. This lack of timely information leaves the public without a meaningful opportunity to understand, discuss, or influence the development decisions affecting their communities.
Solution
Landmark is a civic engagement platform that tracks urban development projects across New York City, covering topics including zoning, transit, food access, parks, climate initiatives, and sanitation. The platform presents project status updates with plain-language summaries, fan and skeptic commentary, and a voting mechanism that captures public sentiment. Residents can subscribe with their email and zip code to receive ongoing updates about city changes, ensuring they stay informed before decisions are finalized. Landmark also provides outreach services for brands, developers, and planners to bring the public into the planning process.
Target Audience
Primary users are New York City residents seeking to understand and participate in urban development decisions, as well as brands, developers, planners, and organizations that want to engage the public in the planning process.
Features
- Tracks projects across eleven categories including Fresh Food Streets, Bikes and Cars, Zoning, Local Businesses, Parks + Green Spaces, Climate, Public Transport, Sanitation, and What's Going Up and Coming Down
- Email and zip code subscriptions deliver ongoing city change alerts directly to subscribers' inboxes
- Voting mechanism with sentiment indicators (Love/Hate) to gauge public opinion on individual projects
- Project pages include status labels (In Progress, Under Review, Done) plus community commentary from fans and skeptics
- Privacy-focused design: collects no names, IP addresses, or device IDs; voting data is anonymized and never tied to individual identities
- Partner outreach program for brands, developers, and planners to bring the public into the planning process