About
Are you a light rail passenger? Is the train one of your "neighbors"? Someone who just enjoys going out and using light rail to explore the city? If so, then CityCircles is for you.
CityCircles is a hyperlocal communication tool for light rail's passengers, merchants and nearby residents. We are a Phoenix-based startup that puts you in the driver's seat of everything that happens around the train – within five blocks of every light rail stop, to be exact. You can read or write about news, events and community projects, and post classified ads around each stop from a computer and (soon) from a cell phone. Think of CityCircles as having the light rail community on your desktop or in your pocket. It's there when you need it.
CityCircles is a grant-funded project supported by the Knight Foundation. It was developed by Adam Klawonn and Aleksandra Chojnacka, two master's students at the Knight Center's Digital Media Entrepreneurship lab at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. The rest of the team includes Caige Nichols (Web development) and Scott Seligman (Web design). Everyone who has helped develop CityCircles is based in Phoenix – a truly organic project from our own backyard.
Adam Klawonn is our Director of Content. For anything related to posts, story ideas, map questions, or other issues associated with how the community appears on the Web and on cell phones, this is your contact. He can be reached at adam@citycircles.com.
Aleksandra Chojnacka is our Director of Audience. For anything related to merchants, promotions, partnerships, sponsorships or other issues associated with business and events, this is your contact. She can be reached at aleks@citycircles.com.
To read more about CityCircles, visit our FAQ page. To promote your small business with us, visit our Advertise page.
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