I work as the Lead Cartographer at Stamen Design. At the University of British Columbia I studied the Geospatial Web (the "geoweb"), critical cartography, social media, networked cities, map art, etc.

I am the co-founder of the Washington state chapter of FairVote and am an advocate for Ranked Choice Voting (Instant-runoff voting and proportional representation (for example, the single transferable vote).

Notes for a Local Politics Editathon

Alternate accounts:

Mastodon: subdued.social/@alan

Website: mappingmashups.net

OpenStreetMap: User:Alan