City of Chicago Chief Technology/Data Officer. Official account.

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I'm happy to share that Chicagoans have a new data tool for learning more about how gov invests in communities. Every moment of the development of this site involved painstaking attention to our residents' experience. This site gives access to info about what gov does for you.
The new first-of-its-kind data transparency website uses interactive maps to view CRP investments in your community, explore different CRP programs, & track progress & impact! To learn more about @chicagosmayor's Chicago Recovery Plan (CRP), visit: chirecoveryplan.com
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It was so great to see the kids at Brentano immersed in their first week!
Happy #CPSFirstWeek! Located in the heart of the Logan Square community, today, Chief of Multilingual - Multicultural Education Karime Asaf and @ChicagoCDO visited students and staff at Brentano Elementary Math & Science Academy.
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The Department of Technology and Innovation staff came out today to #WearOrange to take a stand against gun violence. #WearOrangeChi #WearOrangeIL #AllSafeChi @ChicagosMayor @ChiCommSafety
I wear orange today for my good friends Rachel and John, and thousands of others affected by gun violence. Find community safety resources and information at chicago.gov/allsafe #AllSafeChi #WearOrangeChi #WearOrangeIL @chicagosmayor @chicommsafety
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Nick Lucius retweeted
I wear orange today for my good friends Rachel and John, and thousands of others affected by gun violence. Find community safety resources and information at chicago.gov/allsafe #AllSafeChi #WearOrangeChi #WearOrangeIL @chicagosmayor @chicommsafety
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The City of Chicago is hiring a new Director of Digital Equity. Sitting in the Mayor’s Office, the Digital Equity Director oversees all broadband and digital equity initiatives. More information and instructions to apply: chicago.gov/content/dam/city…

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Enjoyed speaking on this panel on AI tonight at @1871tech. A lot of great perspectives and a fantastic moderator and host. Thanks @C2ST and @WBEZreset!
Welcome to the AI: Revolution - Informing Public Decision Making by possible by @C2ST featuring @ianfoster @ChicagoCDO Elena Meris Kristine Young Moderated by the talented @WBEZreset Thanks to @1871tech for hosting
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Nick Lucius retweeted
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Check out the new expanded pedestrian space and contraflow bike lane on Wellington at Kimball. Nice neighborhood connection to the new protected bike lanes on Kedzie, which can get you to the upcoming Belmont complete streets project.
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This is the newest edition to Chicago's mobility datasets. You can find Divvy, ridehail, public transit and taxi data at data.chicago.gov, as well as additional data at transitchicago.com/data/, divvybikes.com/system-data, and transitchicago.com/performan….
🚨Open Data Alert🚨 - Chicago has launched scooter trip datasets. This data starts with the beginning of the scooter program in May 2022. See the new data here. data.cityofchicago.org/Trans…. Future scooter trips will show up in the dataset to make it easier for analysis.
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🚨Open Data Alert🚨 - Chicago has launched scooter trip datasets. This data starts with the beginning of the scooter program in May 2022. See the new data here. data.cityofchicago.org/Trans…. Future scooter trips will show up in the dataset to make it easier for analysis.

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Before the permanent scooter program, we had pilots in 2019 and 2020 (no scooters in Chicago in 2021). The pilots have their own datasets. data.cityofchicago.org/brows…

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This is a great way to give that helps your neighbors connect to vital resources.
Nearly 260K households are without a computer. This digital divide among residents exacerbates inequities in work and education. With your organization’s help, you can directly impact residents who are in need. Learn more at: chi.gov/DeviceDonation
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Check out this new data dashboard to see how your community could be helped by this donation program. chicago.gov/city/en/sites/di…
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Nearly 260K households are without a computer. This digital divide among residents exacerbates inequities in work and education. With your organization’s help, you can directly impact residents who are in need. Learn more at: chi.gov/DeviceDonation
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Thanks to @Geneorama and many others for making this happen.
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Had a wonderful fireside chat at @salesforce Government Trailblazer Summit today. Now listening to a great panel with our very own @CHI311 director Audrey Mathis.
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A next wave of digital services and cybersecurity workers will come from @ChiCityColleges via @DiscoverDPI and @SDIPresence. A major step toward establishing a pipeline to career in gov tech in Chicago. chicago.gov/city/en/depts/ma…
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After a year of development, we're excited to share that the MDS 2.0 release candidate is now available for public review and use 🎉. Follow this thread and visit our website to learn more about this new version ⬇️ openmobilityfoundation.org/a…
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Nick Lucius retweeted
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.@DataMadeCo is excited to launch chirecoveryplan.com with the City of Chicago! This transparency site shows the impact of 30 programs under the Chicago Recovery Plan and what neighborhoods they are active in.
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