The Livable Streets Initiative has been making the news a lot recently: Pavement to Parks – New York Times Interview with Aaron Naparstek – Pedal Power More Schools Encourage Commuting by Bike – New York Times More press clips are available at our Press Room, and we are of course happy to talk to members Continue reading
OpenGeo’s had a busy month as we have been ramping up to drive our technology and business in exciting new directions. Here is a quick preview of what is in store for us: The OpenGeo Suite Installer. In an effort to bring open source geospatial software to new markets, we are unifying the OpenGeo Suite Continue reading
Tim O’Reilly often describes the government as a platform, John Geraci provided us with the The Four Pillars of an Open Civic System, and Micah Sifry offered the Three Branches of We.gov. Here I present The Root, Branches, and Fruit of Government as an Open Platform. The recent Gov 2.0 Summit was primarily focused around Continue reading
Building on the work that has been taking place on the NY transit data wiki, we’ve just launched a new site, NYTransitData.org, which makes the case for improving New York’s transit system through open data. Check out the introduction or browse the frequently asked questions. Then come back and share your thoughts in the comments. We Continue reading
It’s an exciting time. The values that have been championed for decades by the free software movement — values of sharing, participation, and freedom — have over the past several years spread well beyond the confines of computer software and are permeating everything from the arts to government. That’s why the Software Freedom Law Center, Continue reading