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Christian Madera | Sep 16th, 2010 | Topic: Governance | Region: South | Cities: Detroit, New Orleans |
In Issue 28, Open Cities columnist Christian Madera interviews three experts about how New Orleans and Detroit are using open data to shift to Gov 2.0. (
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Rachel Somerstein | Sep 15th, 2010 | Topic: Governance, Economy | Region: Midwest | Cities: New York |
In Binghamton on Monday, the EPA staged the first part of its final community meeting as part of the lead-up to its forthcoming study on the potential effects of hydrofracking on water. (
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Next American City | Sep 15th, 2010 | Topic: Governance | Region: | Cities: Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, Philadelphia, Seattle, Washington, D.C. |
For the past month, Next American City has partnered with IBM to identify the nation’s smartest cities—and the ideas and individuals that make them so. See who’s leading so far, and submit a post for a chance to win a free subscription and be featured on our website. (
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Urban Nation | Willy Staley | Sep 13th, 2010 | Topic: Urban Nation, Governance | Region: Urban Nation | Cities: Washington, D.C., Urban Nation |
Government Challenges, Your Solutions: The White House’s Chief Technology Officer recently announced the launch of Challenge.gov, a platform for hosting government design challenges, and a step forward in open government. What sorts of challenges are there, though? (
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City/Culture | Jeremy Rosenberg | Sep 10th, 2010 | Topic: Governance, Culture | Region: Midwest | Cities: Cincinnati, Los Angeles |
The first part of an interview with My Daily Constitution artist Linda Pollack, whose organization creates public dialogue about constitutional issues in everyday settings around a city. (
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Urban Nation | Willy Staley | Sep 8th, 2010 | Topic: Urban Nation, Infrastructure, Governance, Economy | Region: Urban Nation, East Coast, Midwest | Cities: Milwaukee, Washington, D.C., Urban Nation |
Obama’s Laborfest Proposal: The president spoke to a crowd of union workers in Milwaukee on Monday to make the case for a new infrastructure-based stimulus bill. Urban Nation determines which parts of the speech were pure political posturing, and which were genuinely innovative public policy. (
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Open Cities | Christian Madera | Sep 7th, 2010 | Topic: Infrastructure, Governance | Region: | Cities: San Francisco |
Is real-time data a recipe for happier citizens? Websites and applications that provide citizens with real-time data can help them make better use of their time – which translates into fewer frustrated drivers and irate residents at the local government office window. (
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Urban Nation | Willy Staley | Sep 3rd, 2010 | Topic: Urban Nation, Governance, Economy | Region: Urban Nation, West Coast | Cities: San Francisco, Washington, D.C., Urban Nation |
Representative George Miller, from California’s 7th district, introduced the Local Jobs for America Act to the House earlier this year. It’s a smart bill, but Vallejo, CA, a city in Miller’s district, makes things a bit more complex. (
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Grassroutes | Yonah Freemark | Sep 2nd, 2010 | Topic: Governance | Region: East Coast, Midwest | Cities: New York, St. Louis |
If transit investment produces jobs, why isn’t there more of it? A new study from the Transportation Equity Network suggests the government has an obligation to shift funding away from highways and towards transit. (
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Open Cities | Christian Madera | Sep 1st, 2010 | Topic: Governance | Region: | Cities: Los Angeles, New York |
Can new media help close the achievement gap in urban schools? Some education leaders and organizations are leveraging internet technology to help give students more opportunities to learn and develop. (
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In Issue 28, Open Cities columnist Christian Madera interviews three experts about how New Orleans and Detroit are using open data to shift to Gov 2.0. (keep reading…)
In Binghamton on Monday, the EPA staged the first part of its final community meeting as part of the lead-up to its forthcoming study on the potential effects of hydrofracking on water. (keep reading…)
For the past month, Next American City has partnered with IBM to identify the nation’s smartest cities—and the ideas and individuals that make them so. See who’s leading so far, and submit a post for a chance to win a free subscription and be featured on our website. (keep reading…)
Government Challenges, Your Solutions: The White House’s Chief Technology Officer recently announced the launch of Challenge.gov, a platform for hosting government design challenges, and a step forward in open government. What sorts of challenges are there, though? (keep reading…)
The first part of an interview with My Daily Constitution artist Linda Pollack, whose organization creates public dialogue about constitutional issues in everyday settings around a city. (keep reading…)
Obama’s Laborfest Proposal: The president spoke to a crowd of union workers in Milwaukee on Monday to make the case for a new infrastructure-based stimulus bill. Urban Nation determines which parts of the speech were pure political posturing, and which were genuinely innovative public policy. (keep reading…)
Is real-time data a recipe for happier citizens? Websites and applications that provide citizens with real-time data can help them make better use of their time – which translates into fewer frustrated drivers and irate residents at the local government office window. (keep reading…)
If transit investment produces jobs, why isn’t there more of it? A new study from the Transportation Equity Network suggests the government has an obligation to shift funding away from highways and towards transit. (keep reading…)
Can new media help close the achievement gap in urban schools? Some education leaders and organizations are leveraging internet technology to help give students more opportunities to learn and develop. (keep reading…)
