Posted on December 21, 2011 by Alissa Black
It’s difficult to define participation and it’s even more difficult to measure it. In Philadelphia, for example, the Change By Us platform that launched last month is attracting a number of residents who want to work together to make Philadelphia a better …
Posted on December 12, 2011 by Alissa Black
Last Saturday, CityCamp Honolulu packed the student center at the University of Hawaii. The one-day event brought together nearly 150 locals to discuss and plan for updating the interface for Honolulu’s city services. Forest Frizzell, director of the City’s department of …
Posted on September 22, 2011 by Alissa Black
Once a year Amsterdam plays host to the creators of urban design, technology, art, and science for the annual 3-day PICNIC Festival. I just returned from this amazing festival. A few months ago Bonnie from iStrategy Labs invited me to …
Posted on June 8, 2011 by Alissa Black
We were thrilled to see the response to our open call for city applications. We had over nearly two dozen governments apply to our program; all of them were strong candidates, so it made our job of selecting the most …
Posted on March 21, 2011 by Alissa Black
19 governments applied for our 2012 program, and it’s amazing to read about their project ideas, challenges, and passion for changing the way things work. As a growing start-up, we can only work directly with a handful next year, which …
Posted on March 11, 2011 by Alissa Black
As the applications to our 2012 program rolled in last month I couldn’t help feeling a little nostalgic about our 2011 applicant cities. It was February 2010 when I began volunteering for Code for America and my first assignment was …
Posted on February 15, 2011 by Alissa Black
The application deadline to our 2012 City Program is around the corner, March 1st. To prepare our applicants we hosted a webinar last week that discussed the application process, featured an interview with Boston’s CIO Bill Oates, and gave participants …
Posted on February 4, 2011 by Alissa Black
Next Tuesday at 10am PT, we’re looking forward to hosting a webinar to discuss our 2012 City Program, and we are thrilled to announce that the City of Boston’s CIO Bill Oates will be joining the conversation. As a leader in government technology and a strong supporter of Code for America, he’ll be able to share useful insights on the program, why Boston chose to participate, and how the project is benefiting the city.
Posted on January 28, 2011 by Alissa Black
Last month we asked residents across America to take action and bring Code for America to their cities through our Citizen Action Center. Well, they certainly did! We have over 60 cities represented on our map, that means people like …
Posted on January 26, 2011 by Alissa Black
We know that cities across the country are facing serious and significant challenges, and over the past year, I’ve had the pleasure to get to talk directly with city officials from across the country to get a sense of what …
