• Come Work With Me

    MCIC is hiring and you should totally come work with me. Web and Database Programmer MCIC (Metro Chicago Information Center)…

  • How Not to Search for Housing

    Nate Silver and New York Magazine have posted a neighborhood ranking article and interactive widget that make some awful assumptions…

  • Ada Lovelace Day

    On this Ada Lovelace Day, it’s my pleasure to post a short tribute to a woman who I have the…

  • i love the census

    A few years ago, Ancestry.com offered free access to its site over Memorial Day weekend. For those 48 hours, I…

  • Who Owns CPD Alerts & Data?

    Chicago Police Superintendent Jody Weis announced yesterday that the CPD would be providing free safety alerts, crime trends, and CAPS…

  • PUMS areas? We got ’em.

    After some great brainstorming and the helpful feedback of folks at CityCamp, I’m happy to report that the core concept…

  • Supporting Public Purpose Applications

    This month, I began working with the Metro Chicago Information Center (MCIC) to help them figure out how to share…

  • posterity

    When James becomes the next mayor of New Orleans, I will totally brag about this.

  • community driven innovation

    NetSquared, a project of TechSoup Global, has played an enormous role in my life over the last 20 months. MoveSmart.org…

  • Live Blogging “Reaffirming the Role of School Integration” Conference

    MoveSmart.org is incredibly pleased to bring you live coverage of the “Reaffirming the Role of School Integration in K-12 Education…