Data Sharing

Coronavirus Testing

COVID-19, AIDS, and CDC Guidance

Music critic Joel Rozen pens a unique perspective for Slate's "Coronavirus Diaries" on the Provincetown, Massachusetts cluster that prompted the CDC on July 27 to reverse its masking guidance for the fully vaccinated issued a month earlier.

August 10, 2021 - Slate

Dockless Bike Share

Boston-Area Bikeshare Findings Help Identify Planning Priorities

An analysis of Lime bikeshare data from Boston suburbs is providing useful information about travel behavior and trends.

November 12, 2019 - CommonWealth

Self-Driving Cars

Planning Ahead for an Autonomous Vehicle Future

A new guide says cities need to plan now for AVs so they are not caught off guard when the technology finally arrives.

September 25, 2019 - Wired

Urban Data

Transportation Data: Who Gets to Use It?

Mobility companies are sitting on troves of valuable data. Sharing data with cities remains an issue, but both sides are becoming more aware of the mutual benefits.

February 7, 2019 - Move Forward

Traffic

NACTO Releases Principles for Transportation Data Sharing

New "Data Sharing Principles," by the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO), provide guidance for municipalities hoping to make use of new data sharing opportunities.

January 19, 2017 - National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO)

Uber Driver

Boston-Uber Data Partnership Falling Short of Expectations

A data-sharing partnership announced in January 2015 has so far produced underwhelming results.

June 17, 2016 - Boston.com

Uber Partnering with Boston to Establish National Data Sharing Model

After months of speculation and calls for transportation network companies to share data that might be helpful in refining the transportation systems of cities, Uber has announced a partnership with Boston that could do just that.

January 15, 2015 - The Washington Post - Wonkblog

4 Major U.S. Cities Publish Data for All to See

A new platform from the U.S. government serves as a central location for Chicago, New York, San Francisco, and Seattle to share their municipal data.

August 3, 2012 - Government Technology

Data Sharing Seen as Crucial to the Future of Public Transit

When civic leaders from around the world gathered for Vancouver's 2012 Cities Summit last week, urban transport was on everyone's lips, and information sharing was seen as the key to unlocking future successes.

February 9, 2012 - Vancouver Observer

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