city data

Developing the Open City

New communication and interaction technologies are dramatically changing the way the public understands and participates in government. The emerging openness of data and information at the city level is broadening the urban policy conversation, but challenges and questions lie ahead as the open city develops.

15 October 2009 - 10:00am

Creating an Open City Can Be Cheap and Easy

The City of Nanaimo, British Columbia is a leader in the open data and open government movement, according to this post from the Creative Class Exchange. Getting there is easier and cheaper than many might think.

28 August 2009 - 8:00am

Creative Class Exchange

Open City Data, But How Much?

Opening city data to the public was a relatively new idea when the District of Columbia began publishing its data streams online recently. As applications using the data developed, some in the District got a little weary of the idea.

22 July 2009 - 8:00am

Washington Monthly

Thousands of Crimes Not Displaying on LAPD Crime Map

The Los Angeles Police Department's crime-tracking website has been omitting thousands of violent crimes. 40% of crimes reported so far in 2009 are not included in the public website.

10 July 2009 - 6:00am

Los Angeles Times

Obama Taps D.C. CTO Who Opened Up City Data

Vivek Kundra, the Washington D.C. chief technology officer who created an innovative publicly accessible database of city information, will be heading to a new office in D.C. -- at the White House.

15 March 2009 - 7:00am

Citiwire

Top 10 Cities for Economic Upheaval

Forbes releases its first ever list of "America's Fastest-Changing Cities", documenting the cities that have undergone the most drastic economic shifts.

22 February 2009 - 5:00am

Forbes