Category: Smart Chicago

  • Open 311 ServiceTracker for the City of Chicago

    Open 311 ServiceTracker for the City of Chicago

    Open 311 ServiceTracker Chicago is a website and API that I conceived and led in my position at Smart Chicago Collaborative. This was the first project of its kind and lead to the adoption of the service by the City of Chicago at https://311.chicago.gov/ News coverage: Online system to track 311 callsBy Fran Spielman, City…

  • RADIO: On Outside the Loop Radio Talking About the Smart Chicago Collaborative

    Today I spoke with host Mike Stephen of Outside the Loop Radio to talk the issues of Internet access in Chicago and the federal Broadband Technology Opportunities Program grants being implemented by Smart Chicago. http://vimeo.com/33449320

  • Executive Director of the Smart Chicago Collaborative

    Executive Director of the Smart Chicago Collaborative

    Today marks the end of my first week as the first Executive Director of the Smart Chicago Collaborative. Here’s  a snip from a blog post I wrote about the change: There is much work ahead on the Smart Chicago Collaborative. I go to work every day at The Chicago Community Trust, where the collaborative is housed.…