Tag: open government

Toward a More Perfect Interface

By Cat Johnson

02.22.12, 6:46am Comments (0)

How one Code for America team is bridging the gap between small business and local government. Read more »

Code For America's Vision for Peer-to-Peer City Governance

By Paul M. Davis

02.20.12, 5:13am Comments (0)

With teams on the ground in eight cities, Code for America works to make city governments more efficient, accessible, and representative. Read more »

Working Together in the City That Works

By Daniel Schugurensky

01.25.12, 2:16pm Comments (3)

Want to bring Participatory Budgeting to your city? Chicago Alderman Joe Moore details how he did it in Chicago's 49th Ward, what he learned, and its effect on the community. Read more »

Conditional Dollars Make Governments Accountable to Citizens

By Russell Wallace

11.07.11, 10:17am Comments (3)

Conditional contributions allow taxpayers to have a direct say in how their tax dollars are spent. Read more »

Want to Fix Your City? There's a Camp for That.

By Milicent Johnson

06.18.11, 4:38pm Comments (0)

The good folks at City Camp , SF.Govfresh, Code for America and GAFFTA hosted an event called City Camp SF . Read more »

City Budgeting & Gov 2.0: A Match Made in Heaven?

By Darren Sharp

05.02.11, 8:59am Comments (5)

The Gov 2. Read more »

Five Benefits of the Crowd-Sourced City

By Chris Haller

03.24.11, 8:28am Comments (2)

With the rise of affordable consumer electronics and the explosion of the information age, the gap between professionals and amateurs has narrowed. Read more »