Topic: Crowdsourcing
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Maps
Mapping the Car Crash Near Misses That No One Ever Sees
Data about traffic accidents that nearly happen could help prevent collisions that actually do.
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Maps
Mapping the Growth of OpenStreetMap
Looking back over the history of the crowdsourced digital street map, a familiar pattern emerges.
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The Big Fix
The Real Estate Deal That Could Change the Future of Everything
Two Washington, D.C., developers set out to democratize how commercial buildings are developed, and in the process they've invented an entirely new model of finance.
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Should We Crowdsource Walkability Rankings?
Walk Score will now let users "review" a neighborhood's walkability.
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China Crowdmaps Pedestrian and Cyclist Problem Areas
A new website enables residents to identify problems in Beijing's pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure.
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Maps
A Quest for Consensus on Boston Neighborhood Boundaries
An interactive mapping effort tries to find where locals think their neighborhoods actually are.
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Matchmaking Abandoned Properties With Ideas for Reuse
An Italian website compiles crowd wisdom and ideas to utilize vacant properties.
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In Rotterdam, a Promenade Built By the People
Constructing a piece of urban infrastructure that otherwise might have not been built for a generation.
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The Limits of 'Kickstarter Urbanism'
Are crowd-sourced fundraising websites a good way to accelerate community-level projects?
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The Big Fix
When it Comes to Parks, it's Not Just How Many, But Where
A crowdsourced map hopes to help cities identify and address so-called play deserts.
