FW: Neighborlands unite! A social network gives power to the people

[michael gurstein]

Note the powerful (and in this case effective) link here between community informatics and open (civic) data!

"One example: 61 residents wanted the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority to make its GPS data available to smart app developers. This lead to a Neighborland collaboration with local organization Transport for NOLA. A petition was circulated, 300 signatures obtained, and the open data policy became a priority on the RTA’s do-to list. Now, transit date is openly available." (hat tip to Rollie Cole!)

cf. Journal of Community Informatics Special Issue (Vol. 8 #2): Community Informatics and Open Government Data

 

Mike

-----Original Message-----
From: Rollie Cole [[hidden email]]
Sent: Friday, May 04, 2012 8:07 AM
To: michael gurstein
Subject: Neighborlands unite! A social network gives power to the people

http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/cities/neighborlands-unite-a-social-network-gives-power-to-the-people/2950

If your neighborhood needs improvement, which it does, this new social network can unite your neighbors to help make it happen.