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OpenPlans <http://openplans.org> Hacks
for Democracy <http://openplans.org/2012/09/28/hacks-for-democracy/>
September
28, 2012 at 12:42 PM
The aim of the The Hacks for
Democracy<http://www.azavea.com/a/hacks-for-democracy/> hackathon was
build tools to increase the numbers of citizens participating in democracy
by making registering to vote, finding polling place and actually voting
easier and more convenient. Our own Aaron and Mjmube, working on seperate
teams, developed VoterID.me and Electory.org.
Democracy is not inevitable or a given; it must be sustained and
strengthened by each generation. Today, American democracy is challenged by
unlimited political contributions, polarized legislatures, gerrymandered
districts and opaque processes.
But efforts such as the Voting Information
Project<http://votinginfoproject.org/>,
open government data repositories, online voting, ParliamentWatch and
TheyWorkForYou <http://www.theyworkforyou.com/> have demonstrated that
technology can make an important contribution toward improving our
democratic institutions. *(from Azavea, sponsor of Hacks for Democracy)*
<http://www.azavea.com/a/hacks-for-democracy/>
*VoterID.me <http://www.voterid.me> *is a desktop and mobile web
application that provides relevant Voter ID laws for all fifty states,
including Voter ID requirements, acceptable forms of identification, voter
rights, and hotlines to call for assistance. Technically, is a client side
application powered by the an API by the New Organizing Institute and
Twitter Bootstrap. It also uses HTML5 geolocation to automatically show
information for my state. Aaron acted as the tech lead.
*Electory.org <http://election-leaders.sites.emr.ge/index.html> *is for
people who want to engage in local politics. Electory provides the user
with information on where to vote, as well as contact information for their
local election leaders. Election leaders are individuals in the community
that are engaged in the political process and could be committee
members, ward leaders, or community and neighborhood activists. Leaders can
update or add their own information in Electory by authenticating
themselves against the voter registry. The UI is built using the same
technology that the Shareabouts <http://shareabouts.org/> map client is
built with (specifically Backbone.js, Leaflet maps, Mustache templates).
Mjumbe focused on project scoping, and the UI implementation.
Check out livestrems of the event:
+The Friday evening pre-hackathon video is here.
<http://livestre.am/48qpJ> Round 1 project demos on Sunday video is
here.
<http://livestre.am/48EAk> Round 1 judging results video is
here.<http://livestre.am/48EAj>
VoterID.me and Electory.org, respectively placed in 2nd and 3rd. First
place went to Yo! Philly Votes <http://phillyvotes.info/> an application
for aggregating and visualizing voter incident reports during Election
Day. The hackathon took September 15 and 16th in Philadelphia.
Shareabouts in action: surveying biking to
transit, Philadelphia,
PA<http://openplans.org/2012/09/28/shareabouts-in-action-surveying-biking-to-transit-philadelphia-pa/>
September
28, 2012 at 11:30 AM
The Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia<http://www.bicyclecoalition.org/>
, SEPTA <http://www.septa.org/>, NJ
Transit<http://www.njtransit.com/hp/hp_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=HomePageTo>
, PATCO <http://www.ridepatco.org/> and DVRPC <http://www.dvrpc.org/> are
collaborating to determine how transit stations can better accommodate
bicyclists.
Using Shareabouts, the Coalition is finding out where demand for better
bicycle facilities is greatest. If youre a Philly biker, have your say
here: biketotransit.shareabouts.org
Check out this blog
post<http://blog.bicyclecoalition.org/2012/09/this-map-wants-to-know-which-transit.html>from
the Bicycle Coalition to read more about the project.
<http://openplans.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/bike-to-transit.jpg>
On Shareabouts
Day<http://openplans.org/2012/09/21/community-mapping-in-action-on-shareabouts-day/>,
the OpenPlans team worked with five community organizations to set up
custom crowdsourced maps. Shareabouts is an advanced crowdsourcing
platform for public input and data gathering. Find out more and explore
demos at shareabouts.org, or contact us <http://openplans.org/contact-us/> to
discuss our hosted Shareabouts solutions for cities.
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From: "Feed My Inbox" <<email obscured>>
Date: Sep 29, 2012 4:16 AM
Subject: 9/29 OpenPlans
To: <<email obscured>>
OpenPlans <http://openplans.org> Hacks
for Democracy <http://openplans.org/2012/09/28/hacks-for-democracy/>
September
28, 2012 at 12:42 PM
The aim of the The Hacks for
Democracy<http://www.azavea.com/a/hacks-for-democracy/> hackathon was
build tools to increase the numbers of citizens participating in democracy
by making registering to vote, finding polling place and actually voting
easier and more convenient. Our own Aaron and Mjmube, working on seperate
teams, developed VoterID.me and Electory.org.
Democracy is not inevitable or a given; it must be sustained and
strengthened by each generation. Today, American democracy is challenged by
unlimited political contributions, polarized legislatures, gerrymandered
districts and opaque processes.
But efforts such as the Voting Information
Project<http://votinginfoproject.org/>,
open government data repositories, online voting, ParliamentWatch and
TheyWorkForYou <http://www.theyworkforyou.com/> have demonstrated that
technology can make an important contribution toward improving our
democratic institutions. *(from Azavea, sponsor of Hacks for Democracy)*
<http://www.azavea.com/a/hacks-for-democracy/>
*VoterID.me <http://www.voterid.me> *is a desktop and mobile web
application that provides relevant Voter ID laws for all fifty states,
including Voter ID requirements, acceptable forms of identification, voter
rights, and hotlines to call for assistance. Technically, is a client side
application powered by the an API by the New Organizing Institute and
Twitter Bootstrap. It also uses HTML5 geolocation to automatically show
information for my state. Aaron acted as the tech lead.
*Electory.org <http://election-leaders.sites.emr.ge/index.html> *is for
people who want to engage in local politics. Electory provides the user
with information on where to vote, as well as contact information for their
local election leaders. Election leaders are individuals in the community
that are engaged in the political process and could be committee
members, ward leaders, or community and neighborhood activists. Leaders can
update or add their own information in Electory by authenticating
themselves against the voter registry. The UI is built using the same
technology that the Shareabouts <http://shareabouts.org/> map client is
built with (specifically Backbone.js, Leaflet maps, Mustache templates).
Mjumbe focused on project scoping, and the UI implementation.
Check out livestrems of the event:
+The Friday evening pre-hackathon video is here.
<http://livestre.am/48qpJ> Round 1 project demos on Sunday video is
here.
<http://livestre.am/48EAk> Round 1 judging results video is
here.<http://livestre.am/48EAj>
VoterID.me and Electory.org, respectively placed in 2nd and 3rd. First
place went to Yo! Philly Votes <http://phillyvotes.info/> an application
for aggregating and visualizing voter incident reports during Election
Day. The hackathon took September 15 and 16th in Philadelphia.
Shareabouts in action: surveying biking to
transit, Philadelphia,
PA<http://openplans.org/2012/09/28/shareabouts-in-action-surveying-biking-to-transit-philadelphia-pa/>
September
28, 2012 at 11:30 AM
The Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia<http://www.bicyclecoalition.org/>
, SEPTA <http://www.septa.org/>, NJ
Transit<http://www.njtransit.com/hp/hp_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=HomePageTo>
, PATCO <http://www.ridepatco.org/> and DVRPC <http://www.dvrpc.org/> are
collaborating to determine how transit stations can better accommodate
bicyclists.
Using Shareabouts, the Coalition is finding out where demand for better
bicycle facilities is greatest. If youre a Philly biker, have your say
here: biketotransit.shareabouts.org
Check out this blog
post<http://blog.bicyclecoalition.org/2012/09/this-map-wants-to-know-which-transit.html>from
the Bicycle Coalition to read more about the project.
<http://openplans.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/bike-to-transit.jpg>
On Shareabouts
Day<http://openplans.org/2012/09/21/community-mapping-in-action-on-shareabouts-day/>,
the OpenPlans team worked with five community organizations to set up
custom crowdsourced maps. Shareabouts is an advanced crowdsourcing
platform for public input and data gathering. Find out more and explore
demos at shareabouts.org, or contact us <http://openplans.org/contact-us/> to
discuss our hosted Shareabouts solutions for cities.
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