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The pilot site provides a preview of the new design and encourages feedback as the broader Boston.gov site is developed.
We’ve talked before about the importance of listening to users in designing a website. Today, we’re putting our money where our mouth is.
With the end of December comes obligatory year-in-review posts. But rather than drag you back through 2015, I thought I’d give you a look at the team behind the work.
This is the fourth in a series of posts about our Strategic Principles.
This is the third in a series of posts about our four Strategic Principles.
This is the second in a series of posts about our four Strategic Principles.
This is the first in a series of posts about our four Strategic Principles.
Our mission is not just to revamp the City’s website. Our mission is to create a useful tool that solves problems rather than creates them and also makes interacting with City government a smooth...
We’re already a few weeks into working with our design partners, IDEO and Acquia.
Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced the launch of Trash Day, a new web and mobile app that allows residents to easily access their trash and recycle collection schedules and sign up for reminders...
How do you engage the public about redesigning a city's website? You may think surveys, but for our table at TechJam we thought an adult-sized game of Jenga might be more fun!
If you've visited us since our last post, you've likely noticed that we added a timeline.
Clunky. Confusing. Bland. We could be describing the current state of Boston.gov or the Request for Proposal (RFP) we were drafting to redesign it.
Today, Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced the appointment of Lauren Lockwood as Boston’s first-ever Chief Digital Officer. In her role, Lockwood will unite and strengthen the City's digital assets...
Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced that the Department of Innovation and Technology (DoIT) and the Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics (MONUM) will host its first-ever HubHacks Permitting...
Open Budget allows users to sort the FY15 $1.88 billion capital budget and $2.73 billion operating budget for each cabinet into a list or bar graph.
Text of Proclamation: Whereas When I took office, I pledged to listen, learn and lead, and through social media, we’re able to advance that mission and create a more participatory city government; and...
The City of Boston won two distinguished awards from the Public Technology Institute (PTI).
