Trust & Authority
Impact
Honest metrics — counted from the repository at build time and from the curated Field Reports directory. No client telemetry. No 'users helped' counter.
Platform counts
What this site actually contains. Every number is verifiable from the repository.
As of June 2026
| Handbooks publishedCounted from src/routes/handbooks.*.tsx | 12 |
|---|---|
| Packets in the publishing system | 3 |
| Field Reports in the directory | 6 |
| Citations in the registry | 8 |
| Agencies catalogedResponder Directory + agencies library | 64 |
| Plates illustrated | 38 |
| Editions shipped | 13 |
| Words publishedApproximate, recalculated each edition | 184,000 |
Editorial metrics
Stewardship, not traffic. Counts the editorial team reviews each edition.
As of June 2026
| Average review age (months)Lower is fresher. | 2 |
|---|---|
| Publications reviewed this edition | 12 |
| Corrections of record (lifetime) | 7 |
| Revisions logged this edition | 18 |
| Citations reviewed this edition | 42 |
| Reading collections curated | 5 |
Community impact
Drawn from the Field Reports directory — anonymized, citable, never from analytics.
As of June 2026
| Communities documented | 6 |
|---|---|
| Hearings attended (in record) | 0 |
| Records requests completed | 1 |
| Projects modified after participation | 1 |
| Projects withdrawn | 1 |
| Lessons-from-loss reports of record | 2 |
Preservation metrics
The promise that this work outlives any single edition. Permanent URLs, historic editions, preserved citations.
As of June 2026
| Editions archived | 13 |
|---|---|
| Permanent URLs maintainedNo edition rename ever breaks a public link. | 180 |
| Historic editions retained | 13 |
| Print-ready publications archived | 15 |
| Jurisdictions preservedEach with versioned `effectiveDate` and `supersedes`. | 2 |
| Citations preserved | 8 |
Community insights
Curated by the editorial team from the Field Reports directory. Not analytics.
As of June 2026
| Most common neighbor question“What can I do this week?” | 1 |
|---|---|
| Most-cited publicationHearing Packet (CRS-P-205) | 1 |
| Most-printed packetCivic Brief (CRS-C-310) | 1 |
| Most-imported bundle kindProject Tracker bundles | 1 |
| Editorial pick — best first publicationCivic Brief (CRS-C-310) | 1 |
| Editorial pick — fastest readCivic Brief — 5 minutes | 1 |
Methodology
- Platform counts are pinned constants in
src/lib/metrics/build-time-counts.ts, updated alongside the corrections log. - Field Report counts are derived from
src/lib/field-reports/registry.ts. - Editorial, preservation, and community impact counts are reviewed every edition by the editorial team.
- We never display: visitors, downloads, users, ratings, reviews. Those are not honest measures of civic value.
- No client telemetry is collected. The site does not run analytics scripts on visitor pages.
- "As of" dates are revised every edition.