CityCamp

Think global. Camp local.

[stevespiker]

Today we’re launching the official Oakland Brigade: OpenOakland.

If you’re new to Code for America then you’ve been missing out. If you know them, you may not yet know about the Brigade teams. This is the start of a new brigade to create and redeploy civic innovations, liberate public…

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DC has an “adopt a tree” pilot: http://ddot.dc.gov/canopykeepers that uses QR codes: (Taken with instagram)

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What do you propose to do?

Use the data to improve people’s sense of place. Localize.io makes knowing about where you’re at easy.

[communitymanagersargentina]

Qué es CityCamp? (by @vicfabrice) Es un evento con la misma dinámica que BarCamp (muchos de acá deben haber ido alguna vez a BarCamp, si no se los SUPER recomiendo) centrada en discutir temas relacionados con innovación en los gobiernos municipales y organizaciones comunitarias. Más info en http://citycampba.com.ar/

[secondaryartifacts]

#CCRal Recap: Greenway App Takes Top Prize at Open Gov Gathering in Raleigh this weekend

via Raleigh Public Record

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A board member of Code for America,Greenhill feels strongly that making data available to the public will drive improved government decision-making. “I really do believe that we can use technology to make government more efficient, more transparent and more collaborative,” he said. “If we can strategically pursue these types of initiatives, we can do a better job serving our citizens now and into the future.”

from "Open Tucson to Drive Better Decisions"

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Although I surely agree that we need more engaged citizens, it is easy to forget that there are already many passionate people who are devoted to improving their communities. It is important not to entirely discount the effort of professionals, like civil servants who have dedicated their careers to serving their communities – maybe civic technologists are professional citizens as well. It feels good to think of ourselves in the Gov 2.0 field as the vanguard for civic change but we are not the only community of engaged citizens working towards civic improvement.

from "Civic Tech is Not Alone" by Matt Hall

[code4communities-blog]

Hey folks!

Still nailing down the exact date and location for the July hackathon. But don’t worry, we’re very close. In the meantime, we’re looking for ideas for apps for communities in Denver. Below are a couple of examples of datasets that will be available at and before the hackathon. Think of...

[codeforamerica]

What is a “Civic Startup”?

That’s a question we get a lot. And understandably so. This is a new concept in an emerging market without much precedent. But that’s not to underscore its importance. This is a massive and massively important opportunity.

So in an attempt to help explore, clarify,...

[nycedc]

Last night, Mayor Bloomberg announced the winners of NYC BigApps 3.0, the third annual competition for software developers and members of the public to create web or mobile applications using official City data. A total of 11 winning applications were selected from a record 96 eligible applications that were submitted for this year’s contest. The NYC BigApps 3.0 winners are:

Best Overall Application

Grand Prize: NYCFacets - seeks to streamline and simplify the process for accessing, understanding, and utilizing the tremendous amount of data available in City’s NYC Open Data site.

Second Prize: Work+ - helps New Yorkers who traditionally work from home find nearby locations to work in their communities.

Popular Choice Award

Grand Prize: New York Trip Builder - a travel site that helps users personalize a trip in just a few quick steps.

Second Prize: Scene Near Me - provides alerts when users are near legendary New York City movie scenes. 

Investor’s Choice Award

The Funday Genie - an application designed to help users plan a free day in New York City.

Best Mobility App

Embark NYC - an application designed to make taking the subway simple.

Best Green App

596 Acres - a public education project aimed at making communities in Brooklyn aware of the land resources around them.

Best Education App

Sage: Pre-K and Elementary Schools Search - a mobile application that enables parents to search by location for nearby NYC public Pre-K and elementary schools.

Best Health & Safety App

TestFlip.com Personal Safety App (Lite) for NYC - a personal emergency web mobile application which helps alert the nearest Police Precinct, provides a custom emergency phone number by SMS or provides a pre-scripted voice message or a custom email by simply pressing one Emergency Button. 

Best NYC Mashup

Work+

Best Student Award

ParkAlly - an application which simplifies the search for available parking spots and eliminates the inconveniences associated with parking in heavily populated areas.

City Talent Award

Uhpartments - provides building maintenance reports for those users seeking apartments.

First launched in 2009 as part of the City’s ongoing efforts to increase transparency in government, as well as to improve the quality of life for New Yorkers and visitors, BigApps has grown each year and this year included more than 230 new datasets from more than 60 City agencies, commissions, and Business Improvement Districts, for a total of nearly 750 available data sets for developers.

Check out all the winning apps and read much more in the official press release. Congratulations to all who participated in this year’s competition!

[codeforamerica]

Congrats to Chicago for successfully redeploying our Adopt-a-Hydrant app to preparation for snow season in the Windy City!

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Prepping for "Code Across America"

View Code for America Brigade - Alpha Cities in a larger map

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It was really the spark for our community, giving citizens a way to express that interest.

City of Raleigh Councilor, Bonner Gaylord on CityCamp

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"Civic Hacking" by Luigi Montanez

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#Transpo Camp Best Practices for #OpenData Communities. #opengov #gov20 (Taken with instagram)

[honolulu-politics]

Last month, we went to CityCamp to see what brave new technologies the City and County of Honolulu is cooking up.

Now, the city will hold its first “Hackathon” to develop computer apps designed to improve the day-to-day lives of Honolulu residents.

The city will bring its “ever-broadening array...

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Transit developers, web developers, hobbyists, hackers, or anyone who uses mass transit and has a bit of tech skills - you are part of the solution

MTA Bus Time Wiki Intro