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Boston, MA adds urban tree data to open data hub

As part of its ongoing efforts to enhance public access to urban tree data, the city’s Parks and Recreation Department and Urban Forestry Division will now give the public access to data collected from the street tree inventory conducted in 2021 and data from ongoing efforts to inventory trees in parks on Analyze Boston. This integration into Analyze Boston consolidates valuable urban forestry information alongside other city datasets for research or analytic purposes.

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Boston, MA

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Edmonton, AB creates interactive dashboard for Business Improvement Area economic indicators

City officials previously produced print-only reports following annual surveys of Edmonton's 13 BIAs. The new dashboard visualizes multi-year progress toward BIA goals and compares each BIA to city-level data. Dashboard users find graphs of new business licenses, development permits, and average assessment value dating to at least 2018. Edmonton included BIA business survey results and trend analyses on topics from commute lengths to occupations.

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Edmonton, AB

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El Paso, TX Economic Snapshot Dashboard presents state of local economy and quality of life

The city's Economic Development team worked with eIMPACT on the dashboard's development. Dashboard users learn demographic facts about the city including Gross Regional Product and five-year population trends by age. A Workforce Commuter section shows median commute times and commuters by planning region. Additional features include job posting trends, top degree programs, and changes in home value. U.S. Census Bureau and eIMPACT data sources are used for monthly dashboard updates.

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El Paso, TX

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Philadelphia, PA increases transparency of campaign finance reporting with a new dashboard

Philadelphia built the dashboard in-house after working with an external vendor through 2019. The Campaign Finance Dashboard supports searches for city candidate transactions, debts, and contributions by ZIP code. Additional features include visualizations of filer categories, comparisons of competing candidate finances, and searches for filers by ward. The Office of Innovation and Technology produced a video tutorial and documentation for dashboard use.

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Philadelphia, PA

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Birmingham City Council, GB powers data-driven decarbonization efforts with Project 3D hub

City officials and the Centre for Sustainable Energy developed an online hub for public data related to the environment. Hub users find datasets about topics including vehicle registrations, building emissions, and live energy usage. Birmingham City Council uses the Project 3D platform when deciding on projects related to zero-carbon construction, building retrofits, and equitable transit. A funding competition selected seven groups to turn Project 3D data into community projects.

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Birmingham City Council, GB

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Birmingham City Council, GB presents local data trends on The City Observatory platform

Local officials worked with Birmingham City University during the open data platform's development. Portal users access a growing list of data sets by searching keywords or selecting from 10 themes like deprivation and housing. The City Observatory highlights data dashboards on topics including the Homes for Ukraine and Clean Air Zone initiatives. Each dashboard combines maps, visualizations, and topic overviews for easier use by residents.

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Birmingham City Council, GB

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eThekwini, KZN tracks progress toward livability goals for all residents with Strategic Hub

Municipal officials spent three years designing what they refer to as their single source of truth. The Strategic Hub houses dashboards on topics like road crashes, social sentiments, and property trends. A Livability Index scores each suburb's livability based on metrics in nine categories like education and transportation. The Greenbook Metro View supports comparisons of eThekwini's multi-dimensional vulnerabilities to 212 other local governments in South Africa.

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eThekwini, KZN

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South Africa

Lake Country, BC CityViz dashboard explains trends found in the 2021 Census of Population

The portal's Overview section displays quick facts on population changes, major industries, and household incomes. An Economic Indicators dashboard visualizes multi-year trends in unemployment rates and employment insurance beneficiaries. Community Profile pages for population, labor force, and housing provide glimpses into life in Lake Country. CityViz users can subscribe for notifications when the district adds or updates data.

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Lake Country, BC

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Helsinki, FI designs its own Application Evaluator tool for public procurement decisions

The city's Forum Virium team identified the absence of a market solution for complex procurement processes. The Application Evaluator was developed in less than a month with an emphasis on easy accessibility and customization. Helsinki assisted the international A14Cities project by narrowing more than 100 applicants to seven finalists with the tool. This solution is posted on GitHub for user customization based on local criteria and evaluation methods.

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Helsinki, FI

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Greater London Authority, GB captures city trends in data with State of London Dashboard

The City Intelligence Unit produced datasets in 120 metrics for a report to council officials. Public interest in this report led to the creation of a Dashboard filled with easy-to-read visuals. Dashboard users access one-page visual summaries of data after selecting from nine sections like Communities and The Environment. Line graphs going back to 2010 in areas like business formations and household recycling rates are supported by links to related sources.

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Greater London Authority, GB

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Rio de Janeiro, RJ launched interactive fiscal responsibility indicators on the Contas Rio portal

The Comptroller General of the Municipality of Rio launched a new interactive panel on the Contas Rio portal. The interactive panel improves the availability of data and transparency of city hall's finances. The new features available make it easier to directly access information that would take longer to obtain through traditional spreadsheet analysis. The panel also presents a searchable index of the historical evolution of the city's fiscal responsibility indicators.

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Rio de Janeiro, RJ

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Brazil

Washington, DC is launching a four-month pilot of the Digital Trust for Places and Routines standard

The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) for Washington, D.C. is launching a four-month pilot of the Digital Trust for Places and Routines (DTPR) open-source communication standard for transparency and accountability around digital technology. The city will post signs with QR codes and URLs to access a webpage that provides such background, as well as an email address, and online surveys to input questions and comments about the technologies being tested.

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Washington, DC

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