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Next American City | Jun 14th, 2010 | Topic: | Region: East Coast | Cities: New York |
Join Next American City at the penthouse of OpenPlans to celebrate the launch of Issue 27! (
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Open Cities | Christian Madera | May 25th, 2010 | Topic: Infrastructure, Culture | Region: | Cities: Las Vegas, New York, Seattle |
While the creation of publicly accessible municipal data catalogs help cultivate the development of web-based and mobile phone civic applications, its not a requirement. A handful of new tools that help urban dwellers split taxicab fares demonstrate that all that’s needed is a willingness for people to share information with each other. (
keep reading…)
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Grassroutes | Yonah Freemark | May 25th, 2010 | Topic: Built Environment | Region: East Coast | Cities: New York |
Barcelona’s new train station will include significantly ramped up security provisions. Will the U.S. follow? (
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Open Cities | Christian Madera | May 6th, 2010 | Topic: Infrastructure, Governance | Region: | Cities: New York |
Under new leadership, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority has stared to embrace open data in a big way. It’s new attitude was on display at a recent developer outreach event, where the agency announced its plans to more closely collaborate with developers who want to create web and mobile applications using transit data. (
keep reading…)
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Grassroutes | Yonah Freemark | May 3rd, 2010 | Topic: Built Environment | Region: Central, East Coast, West Coast | Cities: Denver, New York |
As New York expands the use of pedestrian-only spaces, Sacramento pulls back. (
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Open Cities | Christian Madera | Mar 29th, 2010 | Topic: Governance | Region: | Cities: Chicago, New York, Washington, D.C. |
While cities have been publishing increasing amounts of data online—such as crime statistics, restaurant inspections and permit applications—many citizens and advocates want more access to data about government spending, hoping that public oversight can clamp down on abuses of taxpayer money. (
keep reading…)
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Grassroutes | Yonah Freemark | Mar 25th, 2010 | Topic: Economy | Region: East Coast | Cities: New York |
Do large cities make it more difficult for people to find jobs because of long commute distances? (
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Anne Schwieger | Mar 24th, 2010 | Topic: Governance | Region: East Coast | Cities: New York |
Anne Schwieger weighs in on a complex and ongoing tussle over affordable housing in Westchester County. (
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Diana Lind | Next American City | Oct 19th, 2009 | Topic: Culture | Region: East Coast | Cities: New York |
A guerrilla marketing campaign to save the West Village calls for more Jane Jacobs and less Marc Jacobs. Will the neighborhood listen? (
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Jori Lewis | Oct 12th, 2009 | Topic: Built Environment | Region: East Coast | Cities: New York |
Jori Lewis reports on last week’s Walk21 conference, which brought together planners from around the world to talk about walking and pedestrian life. (
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Join Next American City at the penthouse of OpenPlans to celebrate the launch of Issue 27! (keep reading…)
While the creation of publicly accessible municipal data catalogs help cultivate the development of web-based and mobile phone civic applications, its not a requirement. A handful of new tools that help urban dwellers split taxicab fares demonstrate that all that’s needed is a willingness for people to share information with each other. (keep reading…)
Barcelona’s new train station will include significantly ramped up security provisions. Will the U.S. follow? (keep reading…)
Under new leadership, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority has stared to embrace open data in a big way. It’s new attitude was on display at a recent developer outreach event, where the agency announced its plans to more closely collaborate with developers who want to create web and mobile applications using transit data. (keep reading…)
As New York expands the use of pedestrian-only spaces, Sacramento pulls back. (keep reading…)
While cities have been publishing increasing amounts of data online—such as crime statistics, restaurant inspections and permit applications—many citizens and advocates want more access to data about government spending, hoping that public oversight can clamp down on abuses of taxpayer money. (keep reading…)
Do large cities make it more difficult for people to find jobs because of long commute distances? (keep reading…)
Anne Schwieger weighs in on a complex and ongoing tussle over affordable housing in Westchester County. (keep reading…)
