Lexington-Fayette, KY launched its open data portal to publicly release city data in readable format

City Governments Making Public Data Easier To Get: 90 Municipal Open Data Portals

In the past decade, dozens of American cities have established open data portals, making it easier for the public to obtain information about government activity.

City of Lexington's checkbook will soon be online, making public data more easily accessible - KyForward.com | KyForward.com

Lexington government payroll information and purchase orders will soon be available on the city’s open data portal. Mayor Jim Gray announced today that Lexington has been selected to participate in Bloomberg Philanthropies’ “What Works Cities” – one of the largest-ever philanthropic efforts to enhance the use of data and information in the public sector. “An …