“Go with the Flow”: New flooding project headed to Richmond

RICHMOND, Va. (WIRC) -- Southside ReLeaf and the University of Richmond (U of R) partner up for the "Go with the Flo" mapping project which will run from March 20. to Sept. 1.

The project started due to Richmond's history with flooding and According to the website, very little data exists on exactly how much it floods in the River City.

For the duration of the project Richmonders are invited to help aid in the data collection efforts by completing a brief survey each time it rains in the city.

The participatory mapping project helps aid students at U of R to "build an accurate and detailed map of where it floods."

They continue on by stating, "Our focus is on collecting data in Southside Richmond specifically, but we encourage participation in this project across all of Richmond. The more data we collect, the more accurate the map will be."