@christianselig COOL! that seems very exciting. will you end up documenting the whole build process in one place? i really like your design strategy.

@christianselig

have you looked at the voyager?

https://www.zsa.io/voyager/

Help us build a Collective Power Playbook

In 2023, we started offering a new workshop called “Facilitating Collective Power” and have been surprised by the diversity of participants and how they work with communities, groups and networks to build power—those building collective power with those who don’t have it but should especially inspire us. Why focus on collective power When we say “collective power”, we refer to ways individuals attain goals or outcomes through…

https://www.fabriders.net/collective-power-playbook/

Every March, we celebrate the City's #OpenData Law and host an annual conference for NYC’s public interest technology and open data communities.

Help us build an engaging and informative 2024 conference program. Learn more and submit a proposal for a conference session at http://www.schoolofdata.nyc

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@roadskater that sounds thrilling.

Happy Election Day everyone, our November newsletter is here! Catch the latest civic tech updates, upcoming events, community announcements and more. 🗳️ 🇺🇸 🦃

Head to < https://mailchi.mp/beta.nyc/nov-23 >!

i'm home alone and watching The Shining in a pitch black room.

how does this movie get scarier every time i watch it?

@josh the only way it sticks here is by letting my wife hold me over the coals until i tell her verbally what i purchased. maybe you should try that?

or start cutting off allowances…

@gruber i feel like this comes in waves. for a while, i got these text messages. then, they stopped and i started getting calls from Spanish-speaking solicitors.

@josh yes. my wife is ruthless when putting all family expenses through it... she likes to reconsile weekly.

@activetowns this looks like an epic throwdown.

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Hey civic tech and open data fam! We want to feature NYC’s diverse communities at Open Data Week this year. 👋

Who should we invite to present their work? Tell us! 🫶

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🚨👀 ICYMI 🚨👀 — NYC’s Open Data Week 2024 call for proposals is OPEN! Share your ideas for Open Data Week, including BetaNYC’s School of Data conference and Data Through Design’s exhibition. Learn more at www.open-data.nyc.

Cool map from NYC Planning on how NYC’s streets have changed.

https://citymonitor.ai/environment/nyc-street-map-historical-streets

me: "sod the streets"
kids at #tcnyc23: 🦗

@atthenius @Iragersh data.beta is an independently run community data portal for New Yorkers. it is run by @BetaNYC

WNYC's CEO/President makes nearly $800,000/year.

Why are we chipping in $5-$10/month when they are going to layoff staff?

Pls support your local & unionize news. Here's how...

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Really leading-edge digital government updates from the US government 🇺🇸 https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/briefing-room/2023/09/22/why-the-american-people-deserve-a-digital-government/ #GCdigital