Diane Larsen

In progress

Woods Creek View

A neighborhood bulletin board and community hub for announcements, events, and resident-submitted updates in the Woods Creek View area.

Technology Stack

Next.jsReactTypeScriptTailwind CSS

The problem

Neighborhood information is usually scattered across Facebook groups, email chains, hand-lettered signs, and the ancient rite of hoping someone remembers to tell you. Woods Creek View creates one focused, community-owned place for the information residents actually need.

What I am building

Woods Creek View is a local community website with announcements, event listings, and resident-submitted updates. It is meant to be useful to people who live nearby, rather than a generic social network attempting to manufacture a community from engagement metrics.

Product focus

  • Clear, easy-to-find neighborhood announcements.
  • Event listings that make local activities visible.
  • A submission path for residents to contribute updates.
  • A responsive, simple interface that works for different comfort levels with technology.

Engineering focus

This project is a practical web-product exercise: turning a local need into a clear information architecture, designing the content flows, and creating a simple interface that does not require users to learn a new hobby just to find an event.

Next steps

Resume active development, define the current submission and moderation workflow, update the visual system, and prioritize the features that make the site worth returning to for neighbors.

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