May 2013
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NYC OpenData: #CivicHackNight Meets the Beta NYC... →
nycopendata:
On Wednesday night, we launched a beta version of NYC’s Developer Platform - a hub for talented civic developers, offering tools, documentation, code samples, peer-to-peer support, and more!
We shared the prototype at the #betaNYC Meetup, a weekly HackNight hosted by Code for…
The following article was posted in Time magazine; it’s a great introduction to Code for America. I want to say someone posted it on the Brigade mailing list, but I don’t recall exactly. I’ve thrown it up on github, if anyone needs a copy.
Monday, Apr. 15, 2013
Peace Corps For Geeks
By Bryan Walsh
The Gumbo is great, and the nightlife is even better, but let’s face it: no...
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“Think globally, hack locally.”
– Code for America Brigade
National Day of Civic Hacking
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Why do I civic hack and why should anyone care?
You know what we need right now is a major boost of “Can do!” attitude. Things are tough all around and there are some heavy issues that demand our undivided attention. The things that have universally lifted us up when we are down and propelled us when we are climbing come from inside of each and all of us when we embody that “Can do!” attitude. If you believe and care...
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April 2013
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Code for Hampton Roads Deploys One Bus Away
Code for Hampton Roads is in the process of standing up OneBusAway to provide real time bus data to Hampton Roads Transit bus riders. Today we gave the system it’s first real world test and it worked flawlessly! The bus arrived exactly 2 minutes late, just as the app had predicted.
Buenos Aires Data Catalog 2.0 →
Simple, beautiful, and easy-to-use data catalog from the city of Buenos Aires.
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On App Deployments
Deploying apps and recruiting people to them doesn’t work. Recruiting people and incentivizing them to deploy apps does work but only after the time has been given to understand the reasons why an app should be deployed at all.
Code for America Hampton Roads Brigade Celebrates...
Code for Hampton Roads celebrated Document Freedom Day 2013 on March 27th, along with 57 other user groups across the world. dfd luckily occurred on the date of our weekly meetup, so it seemed only natural to tie it into one of our group projects, hrvawiki.org. Unlocking (liberating) data is also core to our values, so participating was a no-brainer. Our “celebration” consisted of freeing data...
“Transit developers, web developers, hobbyists, hackers, or anyone who uses mass...”
– MTA Bus Time Wiki Intro (via citycamp)
Code for Seattle is on github! →
March 2013
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WatchOnly 2 days left to apply for the OpenGov Knight News Challenge!
Deadline is Monday, 5pm ET — sharp.
Simple application, big opportunity: no excuse not to step up: newschallenge.org
February 2013
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Code for Seattle: Code for Seattle meetup #1... →
codeforseattle:
Some of the cool outcomes of the meeting:
This group got started!
Like-minded folks gathered for the purpose of hacking apps that use local data and increase civic engagement. Check out the wiki page for the meetup and the Code for Seattle ideas page on SeattleWiki.net.
We made…
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“Great adjectives flying around at #codeacross #SF like optimistic, curious,...”
– https://twitter.com/skemptastic/status/305389655333949440
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WatchIt’s a great day for civic hacking! Why are you coding for America?
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“#opendataday #codeacross in DC is knocking my socks off. It’s like a gooey...”
– https://twitter.com/MattBailey0/status/305369542396370944
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“And before anyone asks #CodeAcross - You don’t actually need to know code...”
– https://twitter.com/CivicWhitaker/status/305104719880278016
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January 2013
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Blog | The Noun Project: Civic Hacker Iconathon in... →
thenounproject:
The Noun Project is teaming up with The LAB Miami for an Iconathon to create public domain symbols for civic hackers. This Iconathon will bring together designers, hackers, students and civic-minded Miami residents for a collaborative workshop to design symbols for public interest….
December 2012
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“And the unexpected is exactly what makes life amazing and is part of the real...”
– Ciudades a escala humana: Sisyphus in the smart city. The problem of thinking cities from above
November 2012
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“What we have here today is legislation that establishes an open data policy for...”
– Councilman Hans Reimer, Member, Government Operations and Fiscal Policy Committee, addressing Montgomery County Council.
The committee voted unanimously to accept the amended legislation and officially recommend that Council take action in favor of the bill.
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“I want to say thank you to the volunteers with Code for Raleigh, for stepping up...”
– Mayor Nancy McFarlane, City of Raleigh, North Carolina
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Race for Reuse Across America
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We’re actively campaigning for civic engagement in these cities. See your city? Join the campaign and Race for Reuse
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sdv: I'm making a wiki for Seattle, WA. You should... →
sethvincent:
Local wikis are special. When I browse through sites like DavisWiki, TriangleWiki, or ArborWiki, I feel like I know where I would go to eat, what groups I would want to be involved in, what neighborhoods I would want to live in. I read through the pages like I’m discovering the solved…
October 2012
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LocalWiki in FastCo Exist
“A Crowd-sourced Hyperlocal City Guide Coming To You Soon”
Featuring quotes from our civic hero and one of the new brigade captains in Raleigh, N.C., Reid Serozi:
Written by a gal with the last name Badger. (You probably have read Emily Badger before.)
Serozi also suspects that something happens to a community when it possesses all of this knowledge about itself. Maybe people will...
“…after they released the app, other cities reused the same format to...”
– Code It, Shovel It and Spread It: Adopt a Hydrant from Code for America | faberNovel
Passionate piece on Adopta by Baptiste Jacquemente at FaberNovel.
Adopta is part of the Race for Reuse; stand it up in your community for a chance to win: http://c4a.me/cfa-r4r 