Join us for a #BikeNYC themed civic technology meetup & networking event to discuss a plethora of tools and tactics to keep you informed and safe. We will discuss tools to analyze your ride, how to document your ride, how to best provide government better data on safety / infrastructure, cycling with cameras, & which […]
Watch the NYC Bike Network Grow and Evolve Over 120 Years | Streetsblog New York City Here’s a great NYC open data story from Streetsblog via Ben Fried. “Betsy Emmons has mapped the history of New York City’s bike network using the platform MapStory. Watch the city’s greenways, bike lanes, and bridge paths expand over […]
Photo by @ksFatima ** Recap of last night’s transit / transport hacknight ** Last night we had a great selection of projects. A majority of them have been posted as comments to last night’s meetup page. If you haven’t posted your community announcement, please do so. Also, you should note that BetaNYC is fighting to […]
These next two weeks are special! FIRST, we begin our hacknights in a new Manhattan location. SECOND, NEXT week is NYC’s first WEEK of civic hacking! Join us for a diverse set of events that will connect you and your neighbors. =-=-=-= This week’s Hacknight =-=-=-= On Wed, 20 May, BetaNYC will host its first […]
-=-=- TONIGHT -=-=- Join us for #CivicFridays 003 with Civic Service Forum and Harvard’s Kennedy School – http://bit.ly/1tiHX6P -=-=- Announcements -=-=- * On Wed, a few of us went before City Council and testified on how to use technology to proactively address health and safety issues in NYC. – TechPresident Coverage: http://bit.ly/1mHBKgM – Video of hearing: http://on.nyc.gov/1peiXhB – […]
Happy Spring! We wanted to send you out a quick newsletter recapping some amazing work that has been done and some that is upcoming. MEMBER SURVEYFirst, thanks to everyone who filled out the BetaNYC member survey. You have given us a fairly clear direction on where to go next. A question that looms over the […]
The community that I have been connected to loves to ride bikes because it’s the most efficient mechanism to get around New York City,” Hidalgo said. “Nothing is perfect from the get-go and we recognize that, but that’s why we’re here as concerned citizens. New York Nerds Sift Citi Bike Data to Solve Availability – […]
CitiBike Contract With Amendments | Citibike Data Peter Drier has FOIL’ed Citibike NYC’s contract w/ amendments & posted it online! Download it while you can. “Yes, we scan!!!”
