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Revelstone shares lesson learned from the civic startup trenches
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. We asked Chief Operating Officer...

GovFresh

‘Why Buying Local is Worth Every Cent’
Ever wish there was a single graphic that effectively summarized the benefits of buying local? Well, scroll down below, because this is what you were waiting for, thanks to the folks at CustomMade....

Cooltown Studios

‘Why Buying Local is Worth Every Cent’
Ever wish there was a single graphic that effectively summarized the benefits of buying local? Well, this is it, thanks to the folks at CustomMade. You can embed the image on your site by visiting...

Cooltown Studios

PlaceMatters’ Work Published in Journal of Conservation Biology
Alternative Scenario for BCD Region Since an important focus of PlaceMatters’ work is informed decision-making (and the technical tools this sometimes requires), I thought I’d share some...

PlaceMatters

The GovLab Experiment: Making Engagement Work
Happening today and tomorrow in New York City, NY: The GovLab Experiment On April 18-19, 2013, The Governance Lab @ NYU will host The GovLab Experiment: Making Engagement Work, a radically...

Intellitics Blog

Link roundup
I find this stuff so you don’t have to: From the centre and here to help Digital Britain 2 – why I don’t think it goes far enough Citizens Agenda – making local democracy...

DavePress

Open data vital for San Francisco’s Bike Share
Finally, a bike-sharing program is coming to San Francisco! What Europeans figured out years ago will be a reality in the Bay Area by this August. The plan is to put 700 bikes at 70 different...

GovFresh

Big Data, Open Data and Planning at #APA13
At APA in Chicago?  If so, join me at 4 PM in Regency C for a panel discussion on Big Data, Open Data and Planning.  We will explore themes around data, technology and urban planning with some of the...

PlaceMatters

Planning + Civic Tech Happy Hour in Chicago, 4/15
Join us 4/15 at 6:30 in Chicago during APA for a Planning + Civic Tech Happy Hour.  Hope to see you there! #plantech Monk’s Pub: 205 W Lake Street (Wells and Lake) 6:30p on 4/15/13

PlaceMatters

Wanting to engage online? Put people first.
I had an interesting chat last week with someone from a fairly large NGO who wanted to start using online tools to engage people with their work. As usual, there were no easy answers. However, there...

DavePress