The real story here isn't about whether the Burrard Bridge Lane
Trial becomes permanent or not. It's about the process. For perhaps the
first time in the history of the city citizens and interested groups
can conduct their own analysis of the trials significance, in real
time, using credible data. Better yet, the analysis won't be limited to
what public servants think. Anyone, in the city, or in the world for
that matter, can take this data and mash it up with other data sets or
simply analyze as it is. A debate grounded in fact, not emotions or
anecdotes, can now take place.
Via: David Eaves' Blog - http://eaves.ca/2009/08/04/a-case-study-in-open-government-the-burrard-bridge-trial/
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Tracey P. Lauriault
613-234-2805
https://gcrc.carleton.ca/confluence/display/GCRCWEB/Lauriault