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Diana Lind | Next American City | Feb 1st, 2012 | Topic: Governance | Region: East Coast | Cities: New York, Philadelphia |
Across the country, cities are adopting civic technology like smartphone apps and 311 systems that help you catch the bus or find a nearby supermarket; meanwhile other urban advocates are sticking to analog methods of engagement. Which one is better at improving cities? The answer: both. (
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This Big City | Oct 27th, 2011 | Topic: Governance, Culture, Economy | Region: | Cities: |
During the 2010 UN-HABITAT and UNESCO International Seminar on international migrants and cities, it was revealed that one out of seven people in the world are migrants. This led to much discussion from global representatives, with differing attitudes regarding the challenges created by immigration. (
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Julia Ramey Serazio | Jan 4th, 2011 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: Chicago, Cleveland, Los Angeles, Phoenix |
In 2010, our web columnists tackled transit development, the foreclosure crisis, open government, architecture and Tea Partiers. Read on to see the top opinion pieces of the year. (
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Next American City | Dec 10th, 2010 | Topic: Infrastructure, Governance | Region: | Cities: Washington, D.C. |
Take a brief survey for a chance to be heard in the next issue of NAC and win a free subscription or a t-shirt. (
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Open Cities | Christian Madera | Dec 8th, 2010 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: |
Given that elected officials and bureaucrats face lots of incentives to keep a lid on information, there’s a lot of work to be done in the political arena if we are to keep open government from being an oxymoron. (
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Open Cities | Christian Madera | Nov 15th, 2010 | Topic: Culture | Region: | Cities: Chicago, Washington, D.C. |
Online tools hold enormous potential to help citizens get involved in their communities. Yet without an informed citizenry and a strong culture of civic engagement, its likely that even the most sophisticated uses of online technology won’t succeed in increasing public participation. (
keep reading…)
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Open Cities | Christian Madera | Nov 3rd, 2010 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: |
The rise of Web 2.0 technologies, increasing Internet use, and the growing number of people with disabilities means that web accessibility is more important than ever. Open data and development practices can help increase accessibility. (
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Open Cities | Christian Madera | Oct 21st, 2010 | Topic: Infrastructure | Region: | Cities: New York |
A Smarter Model for Bicycle Sharing: A New York-based start-up is leveraging mobile phones and GPS technology to create a system that does away with expensive docking stations and proprietary bicycles. (
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Next American City | Oct 6th, 2010 | Topic: Governance | Region: | Cities: Washington, D.C. |
An announcement from our partners at Code for America, who are working to generate a playbook for Open Cities. Together, we are looking for success stories, initiatives, or opportunities for local governments to become more transparent, participatory, efficient, and inclusive. (
keep reading…)
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Open Cities | Christian Madera | Oct 1st, 2010 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: |
As people grow accustomed to sharing personal information online via social networking services, an opportunity might exist for cities to gather data about citizens to help improve planning and public service delivery (with their permission of course). (
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Across the country, cities are adopting civic technology like smartphone apps and 311 systems that help you catch the bus or find a nearby supermarket; meanwhile other urban advocates are sticking to analog methods of engagement. Which one is better at improving cities? The answer: both. (keep reading…)
During the 2010 UN-HABITAT and UNESCO International Seminar on international migrants and cities, it was revealed that one out of seven people in the world are migrants. This led to much discussion from global representatives, with differing attitudes regarding the challenges created by immigration. (keep reading…)
In 2010, our web columnists tackled transit development, the foreclosure crisis, open government, architecture and Tea Partiers. Read on to see the top opinion pieces of the year. (keep reading…)
Take a brief survey for a chance to be heard in the next issue of NAC and win a free subscription or a t-shirt. (keep reading…)
Given that elected officials and bureaucrats face lots of incentives to keep a lid on information, there’s a lot of work to be done in the political arena if we are to keep open government from being an oxymoron. (keep reading…)
Online tools hold enormous potential to help citizens get involved in their communities. Yet without an informed citizenry and a strong culture of civic engagement, its likely that even the most sophisticated uses of online technology won’t succeed in increasing public participation. (keep reading…)
The rise of Web 2.0 technologies, increasing Internet use, and the growing number of people with disabilities means that web accessibility is more important than ever. Open data and development practices can help increase accessibility. (keep reading…)
A Smarter Model for Bicycle Sharing: A New York-based start-up is leveraging mobile phones and GPS technology to create a system that does away with expensive docking stations and proprietary bicycles. (keep reading…)
An announcement from our partners at Code for America, who are working to generate a playbook for Open Cities. Together, we are looking for success stories, initiatives, or opportunities for local governments to become more transparent, participatory, efficient, and inclusive. (keep reading…)
As people grow accustomed to sharing personal information online via social networking services, an opportunity might exist for cities to gather data about citizens to help improve planning and public service delivery (with their permission of course). (keep reading…)
