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Notes from the Champions of Change — Open Innovators Event at the White House
Last week I took part in a great event at the White House. About 3 minutes into the program, I set aside my own personal joy and realized that there were a whole slew of awesome thoughts, projects, and...
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Open Data Product Idea: “City Worker Worth Modules”
One of the staples of municipal data is the Payroll Database. Long before the Emanuel administration released salary, position, and title information for every worker on the City’s data portal,...
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Open Data Product Idea: Severe Weather Community Center
Monday’s short but devastating storm in Chicago reminded me again of a product based on open data that I wish someone would make: a Severe Weather Community Center. I think there would be two parts to...
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Leaving EveryBlock to Lead the Smart Chicago Collaborative
I’m excited to announce that this week I have started as the first Executive Director of the Smart Chicago Collaborative. Here’s more: Smart Chicago Collaborative is a new entity that will spearhead...
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Incomplete Take on the History of Open Data in Chicago
In light of today’s official open data launch by Cook County, I wanted to do a top-of-the-head post about what I know– and what I’ve heard from people who know more– about the history of open data in...
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Needed in the Civic Apps World: Less Data, More Love
Last week I helped announce the finalists for the Community Round of the Apps For Metro Chicago contest. Before reading the list of the 10 worthy apps that have moved on to the finals, I shared some...
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New Walgreens in the Old Noel State Bank Building at 1601 N. Milwaukee...
Photo courtesy of the Cook County Assessor’s Office. NOTE: This post is an aggregation of information on 1601 North Milwaukee Avenue in Chicago, which is currently being made into a Walgreens. This...
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Toward Better Tools For Context in Civic Data Using Private Data Sources
Now that civic data is a normal part of the atmosphere in Chicago, it’s time to start mining private data sources to make automated context a natural part of our Web infolives. By that, I mean the...
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Anatomy of a Service Request Type: Tree Trimming
The City of Chicago does not yet publish 311 service request data for tree trim requests, although I do expect that to be published soon Meantime, I took some photos of the process here. This tree trim...
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