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Open Data success story: MacArthur Park NC uses Clean Streets index to place new trashcans

MacArthur Park Neighborhood Council recently purchased 24 trashcans for a Community Improvement Project, and were able to immediately apply what they learned at one of our Open Data Trainings to determine the best placement for their new trashcans. Open data helps make government more accessible, trustworthy and transparent. As defined by OpenDataHandbook.org, "Open data is [...]

By |2019-07-08T11:10:12-07:00August 24th, 2018|Blog, Clean Streets, Open Data, Open Data Literacy Program, Outreach|Comments Off on Open Data success story: MacArthur Park NC uses Clean Streets index to place new trashcans

Free Data Training for Creatives September 6th in Echo Park

We're offering a special arts and culture edition of our popular Data Training workshops September 6th in Echo Park! Whether you're a creative professional or someone who wants to improve arts and cultural services in your community, sign up now at http://tiny.cc/DataTraining to learn how to use data tools like the Department of Cultural Affairs' [...]

By |2018-08-17T14:19:45-07:00August 17th, 2018|Blog, Congress of Neighborhoods, Education, Open Data, Open Data Literacy Program|Comments Off on Free Data Training for Creatives September 6th in Echo Park

Civic Youth Continues with Open Data Training

This past Monday, our Civic Youth Program continued with its third session, a workshop on open data. The students learned to use GeoHub and the City's Open Data Portals to map their neighborhoods using different data sets, including demographic data. Storymaps included the Clean Streets Index and a look at Homelessness in LA. Some students expressed [...]

By |2019-07-08T11:10:19-07:00July 19th, 2018|Blog, Civic Youth, Open Data, Youth Engagement|Comments Off on Civic Youth Continues with Open Data Training