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May 13, 2013
A New Site Puts The Hyper Into Hyperlocal

A startup based in downtown Boston, BlockAvenue has divided up the U.S. into a small pieces, and then aggregated as much data as it can find to start telling stories about them.

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March 21, 2013
Design Action Research for Government (DARG)

Have you ever felt like engagement strategies tend to involve a lot of bean counting, where the quantity of people participating is regarded as more important than the quality of participation created? Boston’s DARG projectis seeking to change this with the help of design-based research and a framework for conceptualizing and evaluating networked civic engagement.

January 8, 2013
Inner City Economic Summit

Based in Boston, the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) is a nonprofit research and strategy organization and the leading authority on U.S. inner city economies and its businesses. Founded in 1994 by Harvard Business School Professor Michael Porter, ICIC strengthens inner city economies in a multitude of ways. The organization’s knowledge of inner city success factors and developing companies springs from their specialized urban networks and path-breaking research.

At the same time as our cities become more desirable places to live thanks to the draw of cultural facilities, parks, transportation, restaurants, and sporting events, they are also hurtled into the pursuit to find ways to accommodate growth. Since economic development initiatives are at the forefront of city agendas, we now wonder how to promote equitable urban revitalization and foster economic opportunity for all residents.

December 12, 2012
Promoting Equitable Urban Revitalization

At the same time as our cities become more desirable places to live thanks to the draw of cultural facilities, parks, transportation, restaurants, and sporting events, they are also hurtled into the pursuit to find ways to accommodate growth. Since economic development initiatives are at the forefront of city agendas, we now wonder how to promote equitable urban revitalization and foster economic opportunity for all residents.

At the same time as our cities become more desirable places to live thanks to the draw of cultural facilities, parks, transportation, restaurants, and sporting events, they are also hurtled into the pursuit to find ways to accommodate growth. Since economic development initiatives are at the forefront of city agendas, we now wonder how to promote equitable urban revitalization and foster economic opportunity for all residents.

September 13, 2012
2012 Inner City Economic Summit

Jobs. Equity. Investment. What Works for Cities. National Nonprofit Convenes Leaders to Discuss What Works for Urban Competitiveness. ICIC, a national research and strategy organization and the leading authority on U.S. inner city economies, is convening economic development, business and community thought leaders to share cutting-edge research and discuss what works to create jobs and economic opportunity in America’s inner cities. 


 

The 2012 Inner City Economic Summit will be hosted at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and will feature presentations from some of the nation’s leading experts in urban economic development.

June 6, 2012
Boston Pedestrian Advocates Take Public Participation to the Streets

When we think of "public participation" in the planning process, what comes to mind? It probably looks something like this: A weekday evening, a half-full school auditorium, where the same handful of advocates and concerned citizens voice their opinions, as they have many times before. The bicycle enthusiasts want a buffered cycle track, while clean energy advocates insist that the project be LEED Platinum-certified. 

When we think of "public participation" in the planning process, what comes to mind? It probably looks something like this: A weekday evening, a half-full school auditorium, where the same handful of advocates and concerned citizens voice their opinions, as they have many times before. The bicycle enthusiasts want a buffered cycle track, while clean energy advocates insist that the project be LEED Platinum-certified.

December 9, 2011
Hub2 - Visual Expression of Public Opinion

December 9, 2011
Hub2 - Visual Expression of Public Opinion

April 3, 2011
EngagingPlans has ambitious plans for the spring and a special offer for planners

On a personal note, we have a busy three weeks planned for EngagingPlans: Attend the American Planning Association (APA) conference in Boston (April 9 - 12).

November 14, 2010
Code for America - 2011 Projects Overview Webinar

On Tuesday, November 16, 2010 at 1PM PT CfA is hosting a brief webinar to learn how about how they plan to help cities become more efficient and participatory through partnerships between civic-minded technologists and local governments.

November 8, 2010
NCDD’s Resource Guide on Public Engagement

In a nod to the uncertain economy, the National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation (NCDD) is taking their annual conference on the road this year by hosting budget-friendly one-day events in five different cities.  Trekking from Denver to San Francisco, Boston, Austin and Portland, they hope to engage each region in a conversation focusing on quality public engagement, online engagement, and collaborations that work.  

In a nod to the uncertain economy, the National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation (NCDD) is taking their annual conference on the road this year by hosting budget-friendly one-day events in five different cities.  Trekking from Denver to San Francisco, Boston, Austin and Portland, they hope to engage each region in a conversation focusing on quality public engagement, online engagement, and collaborations that work.   

October 10, 2010
Introducing Code for America

In the same vein as Doctors Without Borders and Architecture for Humanity, emerges Code for America (CFA).  A fellowship based program for web developers and designers with a public service slant; CFA was founded to help the brightest minds of the web 2.0 generation transform city governments.  CFA aims to utilize the internet to help cities become more efficient, transparent and participatory. 

In the same vein as Doctors Without Borders and Architecture for Humanity, emerges