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Wanted: Volunteer Web Dev for City Planning App
Are you a web developer with Python and Geo chops, looking for a fun side project? Even better, are you also a resident of Greater Boston, interested in city planning and civic engagement? Do you know someone who is?
If so, let us know. The Open Planning Project is partnering with the Somerville Community Corporation to Read more...
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Open311 DevCamp Closing Summaries
We’re still in the process of collecting all of the material from the DevCamp, structuring it on the wiki, and recharging the mailing list to coordinate next steps for developing the Read more...
A Whole Product
I hope it was no surprise that my keynote at FOSS4G this week was partly about open source business models and the whole product, because that’s what I’ve been thinking about Read more...
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Search engines are still the best directories
A while back I started using Chrome, and it has this clever little feature where if you type in “amazon” and hit tab it will search the Amazon site with Google Search.
I’ve always found Amazon’s search to be really poor. I’m not sure what it should be doing, but whatever it is doing it Read more...
Update: Phil Ashlock on Brian Lehrer Live
On Wednesday, Phil Ashlock of TOPP Labs appeared on Brian Lehrer Live. Along with Chris Schoenfeld of StationStops.com, Phil spoke about transit applications, Open 311 and opportunity for open government initiatives to "unleash an unlimited number of ways that data can be used." The video is available here, and Chris and Phil appear starting at Read more...
Phil Ashlock on Brian Lehrer Tonight
Tonight at 7:30 EST, tune in as Brian Lehrer interviews Philip Ashlock of TOPP Labs. You'll be able to view the webcast here.
6:30pm update from Philip Ashlock:I just came back from the studio taping and thought I'd mention a few things I didn't have a chance to cover during the interview.One good example of civic Read more...
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Walk To School Day NYC
In New York City, about 80 percent of kids walk to school. This is amazingly high compared to the national average of about 13 percent.
On October 7, over 40 countries celebrated Read more...
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We’re getting the word out
We've been busy this week, both in the office and around town:Today, Nick Grossman of TOPP Labs has been tweeting from the Open Cities Conference, where he spoke about participatory planning. Tomorrow, Nick is playing moderator at "Using Powerful Web Apps to Build a Livable Streets Movement" panel at Walk 21. For those attending, it's Read more...
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The Race Is on to Map Out 300 Bike Racks for North Brooklyn