Here’s some of the chatter that bubbled up around our office water cooler over the last few weeks: + In the the City of New York, Mayor Bloomberg signed into law Introductory Number 29-A, aka the Open Data Bill. This is a huge step forward in making the city government’s data more transparent and easily accessible and Read more…
If you’re a busy person, you’re probably not that concerned with tracking local public meetings. Maybe the last one you attended didn’t leave you feeling completely satisfied. Or maybe you’re just not showing up any more — it’s too hard to find out what’s getting decided at which meeting. You’re not alone. Meetings aren’t fun. Read more…
Seth Flaxman stopped by to talk about TurboVote, the organization that is encouraging people to get out and vote byusing web-based communication and mapping technology. TurboVote has devised a way to engage the individual who may not have the time or the wherewithal to follow through and vote, by making it much more enjoyable and understandable experience. Read more…
Beautiful Streets has been on the scene for 3 weeks now- and the press has been, ahem, beautiful. Architzer “What turns out to be another outlet of fleeting distraction can actually provoke some interesting insights. When presented, for example, with a shabby collection of old row homes or immaculate suburban lawns, do you immediately go Read more…