If you’re reading this blog, you’re probably already interested in planning and neighborhood issues. You already know that your DOT installs bike racks and the Parks Dept takes care of street trees. Streetswiki is already in your bookmarks, right next to your watch list of local meetings courtesy of Meeting Matters. But not everyone has Continue reading
Beautiful Streets is launching in Denver, hosted by Place Matters: Over the next couple of months we will be asking the city to answer the basic question: which street is more beautiful? We hope to generate a large database of crowdsourced data on preferences for streets throughout the city. The choices have been randomly generated Continue reading
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. Continue reading
It’s Valentine’s Day, so it’s only right that we turn to the City of Brotherly Love for a love-themed streets project. Hot from the labs, say hello to Beautiful Streets. Don’t you just love the way some streets feel? And have you noticed how some neighborhoods feel great? We wondered if there’s a measurement tool Continue reading
Last year, under the banner of our joint Civic Commons initiative, Code for America and OpenPlans collaborated on a series of projects around civic standards, open source technology for cities, and information for tech procurement. This past year has been a successful one, with the launch of the Civic Commons Marketplace, broad adoption of open Continue reading