PublicStuff builds a civic network that connects government and citizens
- Luke Fretwell · April 19, 2013, 7:30 am
PublicStuff helps local governments turn service requests and inquiries into tangible community improvements by connecting people directly to their city representatives from their laptop, mobile phone or tablet.
Revelstone shares lesson learned from the civic startup trenches
- Luke Fretwell · April 19, 2013, 7:00 am
After a few years in the civic startup trenches, Revelstone has learned a thing or two about building a new business targeting government’s analytical needs.
Open data vital for San Francisco’s Bike Share
Open government’s double standard
- Luke Fretwell · March 30, 2013, 8:22 am
Despite open government calls for performance metrics and financial transparency in government, you’d be hard-pressed to find any of this for the movement behind it.
San Francisco makes open data city policy
- Yo Yoshida · March 28, 2013, 3:00 am
Today, open data and its power to transform a city and a nation by engaging tech savvy citizens will be on display at San Francisco City Hall. And just as importantly, companies that have been successful because of forward thinking open data policies will testify to our elected leaders about its importance.
Big feet: Walkonomics wants to crowdsource the friendliness of the world’s streets
- Luke Fretwell · March 26, 2013, 9:57 pm
Walkonomics mobile app rates and maps the pedestrian-friendliness of every street in San Francisco, Manhattan and England.
Please take this open data survey
- Luke Fretwell · March 14, 2013, 11:00 am
Steve Reitano is conducting an open data research project as part of his academic work at Royal Roads University in Canada.
Tipping my open government hat
I first met Alex Howard in Los Angeles at Gov20LA a few years ago. This was shortly before he joined O’Reilly Media as its Washington correspondent covering the open government/Gov 2.0 beat.