👀 Civic Tech and Gov Watch
The Adams administration quietly canceled the Internet Master Plan, an initiative launched under de Blasio’s administration; the plan aimed to provide free or low-cost, high-speed internet to millions of New Yorkers.
The NYC Council Data Team did a breakdown of the many issues that affect children who rely on school bus service.
Tactical Tech has an initiative called Exposing the Invisible, which includes amazing resources on investigative techniques — one of the resources is in 11 languages!
Tech Policy Press interviewed Dr. Meredith Clark, who provides an insightful perspective on Twitter’s future.
The City performed an analysis on where e-bikes tend to catch fire in NYC, and discussed what e-bike riders can do to stay safe. Side note: we’re excited to see nascent ideas for safe, public battery charging solutions like Ooneepod’s.
Why are government websites so…meh? Greg Jordan-Detamore shares insight into the ongoing challenges with government websites and tech projects.
Matt Stempack created a useful guide on the most civic-tech-friendly Mastodon servers.
It’s a busy time for traveling! Streetsblog did a deep dive on why the US Passenger Rail has struggled, along with some signs of hope.
Last month, the staff at JustFix unanimously voted to unionize as the United JustFix Workers. Congratulations!
📆 Upcoming Events
Dec 13 at 10am (PST) Scaling Civic Technology: Transitioning to Civic Technology
Dec 13 at 12pm Discovering NYC Open Data: Online Session with Council District 2
Dec 13 at 12pm Karen Levy, Data Driven: Truckers, Technology, and the New Workplace Surveillance
Dec 14 at 12pm Discovering NYC Open Data: Online Session with Council District 42
Dec 14 at 12pm December Founders Spotlight with Dr. Eugenia Steingold
Dec 14 at 1pm Virtual Digital Service Career Fair
Dec 14 at 6pm 2023 Tech Skills Forecast
Dec 14 at 7pm ML Talk: Navigating the Full Stack of Machine Learning
Dec 15 at 7pm You R an Analytics Engineer!
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