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OpenUrban

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A web platform for civic collaboration, a venue for debate, and an outlet for information on urban development. (Turkish @acikkent)

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Joined April 2012
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Check out this article on designing smart open cities by @rduecyg for @DomusWeb domusweb.it/en/op-ed/2013/07…
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Stranded by Sprawl - socioeconomic mobility and the shape of cities nyti.ms/15q5si4
NYC has opened up free access to their planning data! We hope other cities follow their lead... techpresident.com/news/24208…
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Pothole Robinhood - villain or do gooder? gma.yahoo.com/pothole-robinh…
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Türkçe biliyor musunuz? We have a new Turkish language Twitter handle @AcikKent. Follow it if you speak Turkish or want to learn!
Just submitted our 501c3 application to become a full non-profit! Many thanks Ben Golden, Lorri Dunsmore, @PerkinsCoieLLP
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. @rduecyg and @waltz presenting @sotmus this afternoon (16:45 PST). Check out the live stream stateofthemap.us/
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The enduring power of public space @kimmelman nyti.ms/14m6r2P #direngeziparkı #Taksim
"Gezi Parkı: The First Public Park in the Ottoman Empire" Historical background to #occupygezi by @elfedante openurban.com/index.php/Gezi…
What sort of technology is actually useful for making cities smarter? More efficient? More democratic? nytimes.com/2013/06/02/opini…

Opinion | Techs and the City (Published 2013)

Why high-tech “solutions” can’t solve many of our most pressing urban problems.

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"Cities need public spaces like plazas." Maybe obvious, but worth saying again. nytimes.com/2013/06/02/arts/…
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PHOTO: Thousands crossing Bosphorus Bridge to get to Taskim Square in Istanbul marking 2nd day of protest in #Turkey nitter.gq/Wanchope_Dickov/status…
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The fact that the Turkish media is not allowed to cover the extraordinary #Occupygezi movement demonstrates the urge for us to be on streets
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Major demonstrations over the #TaksimProjesi in central Istanbul. Learn more about the project at: openurban.com/index.php/Taks…
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We're presenting @SOTMUS, "From plans to reality: Mapping the transition" June 9 in San Francisco. Come say hi! stateofthemap.us/index.html
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"we realized there were way too many parking lots in the real world and that our game was going to be really boring" theatlantic.com/technology/a…
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Great conversation this week with @OpenStreetMapUS about collaboration.
Mapping urban development at our Map-a-thon for the #IdeasCity Festival. Our work so far: openurban.com/index.php?titl…
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Our Map-a-thon at the #IdeasCity Festival in NYC is this Saturday! Register for the event if you havent already: openurban.eventbrite.com/
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Great article by @emilymbadger on cities, planning, design, technology, and @ChicagoCTO. Describes us perfectly... m.theatlanticcities.com/tech…
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