Posts Filed Under: Open Data

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What’s on the agenda for January-February City Council meeting?

Your need-to-know guide to this week’s council meeting.

By Sarah Niedoba Jan. 31st, 7:00 am

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Civic Tech: The City of Toronto must remain a public platform

Sidewalk Labs' ideas for Quayside are not intended to stay in Quayside.

By Bianca Wylie Jan. 10th, 1:52 pm

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Civic Tech: Shelter funding and Toronto’s manufactured crisis

How data became a political weapon in the debate over shelter space

By Bianca Wylie Jan. 3rd, 11:49 am

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Civic Tech: On Google, Sidewalk Labs, and Smart Cities

What happens when a tech company tries to build a neighbourhood? We're about to find out.

By Bianca Wylie Oct. 24th, 5:00 pm

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Could you die in a Grenfell-esque inferno in Toronto?

Toronto Fire Services promises to tell you—soon

By Simon Bredin Oct. 17th, 4:00 pm

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We Mapped the City’s 311 Requests

Noise, damaged green bins, and furniture missed during garbage pick up are some of the things Torontonians reported in 2014.

By James Steenberg Nov. 16th, 4:45 pm

Strengthen Open Government With Laws, Not Just Policies

Policies can easily be ignored or discarded. The principle of open government deserves better.

By Bianca Wylie Sep. 30th, 1:00 pm

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You Can See What Toronto Library Patrons Are Searching For In Real Time

No no no, don't check that out. Read this instead.

By David Hains Jul. 20th, 5:18 pm

Using Data to Build a Better Toronto

Other cities are making open data a priority—and Toronto needs to step up its game.

By Bianca Wylie Jul. 12th, 11:00 am

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How Toronto is Becoming a Smarter City

All the answers are in the data.

By Anders Marshall Jun. 6th, 1:00 pm

Toronto’s Burgeoning Civic Tech Community

How tech-savvy Torontonians are building a better city with code.

By Catherine McIntyre Mar. 1st, 9:00 am

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Public Works: Real-Time Pollution Data Delivered to Your Smartphone

Chinese environmentalists have created a pollution app, spurring a growing demand for better industry regulation in the country.

By Peter Goffin Jan. 27th, 9:40 am

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Toronto, Now in Glorious 3D

With the latest Open Data release, Toronto City Planning hopes app developers will find creative uses to model the city in 3D.

By Peter Goffin Jan. 9th, 9:15 am

Public Works: Lampposts That Help You Choose How to Get Home

Chicago is mounting "sensor nodes" on downtown lampposts in effort to improve city streets and produce open data.

By Peter Goffin Jul. 8th, 10:15 am

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Ontario Wants to Share Its Data

But the province wants your help deciding which information should be shared first.

By Sarah Sweet Apr. 16th, 10:50 am

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Public Works: Learn the Nasty Stuff About a Building Before You Move In

A new data standard promises to bring much-needed transparency to your apartment hunt.

By Patrick Metzger Jul. 4th, 2:00 pm

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Public Works: Opening Up Our Data

Open data is changing the way cities work.

By Patrick Metzger May. 30th, 3:15 pm

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Colour Coding Your Commute

How fast or slow is your TTC route?

By Hamutal Dotan Jan. 25th, 1:00 pm