Michael Flowers shares insights into his time as the former New York City chief analytics officer at the NYC Office of Data Analytics under Mayor Michael Bloomberg at the 2014 Code for America Summit.
NYC chief urban designer to speak at CivicMeet Oakland Nov. 7
NYC Chief Urban Designer Alex Washburn will share his insights at CivicMeet Oakland on November 7, 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., SoMar.
Big feet: Walkonomics wants to crowdsource the friendliness of the world’s streets
Walkonomics mobile app rates and maps the pedestrian-friendliness of every street in San Francisco, Manhattan and England.
What do 1.5 million NYC 311 service requests look like?
Powered by New York City’s 311 open data, here’s a great video visualization of the 1,551,402 phone, text and online 311 requests made in 2012.
Civic skunkworks and Moneyballing New York City
New York City’s Michael Flowers gives an overview of how the city leverages data analytics to solve problems and better serve citizens.
Gov 2.0 strikes a pose
Congratulations to New York City Chief Digital Officer Rachel Sterne on her Vogue magazine profile.
2011 GovFresh City of the Year: New York City
New York City was honored as the ‘City of the Year’ in our 2011 GovFresh Awards. We asked NYC Chief Digital Officer Rachel Sterne to summarize the work done in 2011, what made it happen, and share what’s to come in 2012.
Bloomberg: How cities can ‘Moneyball’ government
New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg has a blog post on how cities are collaborating to better leverage data analytics and maximize taxpayer return on investment. The post cites examples from major American cities and how they’ve leveraged data, especially 311 logs, to realize efficiencies.
How open government is changing NYC
New York City Chief Digital Officer Rachel Sterne’s Strata New York 2011 presentation is a great overview of the city’s open government work.
The 411 on the 311: Q&A with Commons founder Suzanne Kirkpatrick
We asked new 311 iPhone app Commons co-founder Suzanne Kirkpatrick to share her thoughts on the new venture, 311 and trends in open government and Gov 2.0.