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Coming Soon to Google Maps: Street-Level Air Pollution
Interesting article from the Atlantic CityLab about Google adding air quality monitoring to its...
Tri Met – O Marks the Spot Game
TriMet, Portland Oregon's regional public transport operator, developed a mobile phone game to...
Planning Support Systems and Smart Cities
Here's what looks like a great reference book for participation in planning: Planning Support...
Ringstrasse150 Project Launch
We're excited to be launching the Ringstrasse150 - Ring Ride project. The project consists of a...
Radius Ride – Using GPS sensors to develop travel times
Arlington Virginia's Mobility Lab recently organised a "Radius Ride" from a high school to...
Gamification to Encourage Walking and Cycling
Great post on the GovLab website describing Kevin Werbach's presentation on gamification: more...
BREATHE Study Tests Mobile Phone Air Quality Sensors
The project BREATHE (European Research Council Grant Agreement number 268479) studied whether...
Citizen Sense Project
Citizen Sense is an European Research Council project investigating the relationship between...
History of the Urban Dashboard
Mission Control: A History of the Urban Dashboard is a fascinating article taking you from the...
Code of Everand – Pedestrian Crossing Game
Code of Everand Intro from Code of Everand on Vimeo. The game Code of Everand was an online game...
Breezometer – Local air quality information
BreezoMeter combines publicly available air quality data and weather data with algorithms they...
Next City: When We’re All Urban Planners
When We're All Urban Planners is a great article on the use of technology in participation. All...
Open standards for urban ITS: POSSE Project
The POSSE project, funded by the European Commission's Interreg IVC program, looked at how to...
mySociety 2014 Transport Projects
The UK's mySociety does great work on helping residents understand urban data and help contribute...
Austrian (Airlines) Jingle Bells – Music Video
https://youtu.be/-8urZ92p8fY Austrian Airlines had a contest for singing a Christmas Carol in...
re:publica 15 – IT for Public Participation Session
I just submitted a proposal for a session at the re:publica 15 conference being held in Berlin...
Mini Metro Transport Game
UPDATE - October 2016 - Mini Metro is available on smart phones and tablets ... Transit Maps Mini...