I am the multimedia editor for the first story Transporters Fairfax is working on. We are working on a story about Campus Drive, a new road that’s being built at GMU to connect the main campus with West Campus’ parking lot.

During my research, I’ve found that the most useful tools for me can be found through the Fairfax County website. Since GMU has to work with the county on this project, the two have made many documents and blueprint photos public online. I can easily recreate these images or borrow them if I give credit.

I’m thinking about doing a slideshow showing a bird’s eye image of what the campus looked like before and what it will look like after Campus Drive is built. The public library here has a lot of documented photos and I’m hoping to find one from the campus pre-construction on this project.

Something like this without the writing: