Entries by Nancy Scola | Next City
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DIY Science for Civic Good
A contest seeks to equip citizen scientists with cheap, easy, open-sourced tools for differentiating between substances in their environment. It’s an extension of a growing civic science movement that can help ordinary people better understand and improve conditions in communities across the country.
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Why Tech-Heavy Austin Is Ideal for the Next Google Fiber Launch
Google has already tried out its one-gigabit experiment in Kansas City. But its endeavor in Austin, Texas won’t be more of the same.
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Mayoral Candidates Fight Over Who has More NYC Spirit
Previous New York City mayoral races have tended to focus on law and order. This time around, it’s about who will make the city economically viable for those who aren’t real estate developers, major corporations or Mike Bloomberg.
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D.C. Looks to Europe as It Rethinks Height Limit
The powers-that-be in Congress have triggered a formal rethinking of Washington, D.C.’s height cap, leading some to look across the pond for examples of how to change up the skyline.
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Getting Rough-and-Tumble in ‘Citizenville’
Open data platforms hurt former San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom’s feelings. But he still likes the idea.
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How Uber Got Us to Care About Taxicab Regulations
At the State of the Net conference last week, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick explained how, by using email to mobilize a customer base that loves its on-demand car service, his start-up got cities to rethink their relationships with the taxicab industry.
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The Man Behind NextBus Wants to Make Every Car a Taxi
Ken Schmier, who created the popular real-time transit data app NextBus, has a new ride sharing tool in the works.
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INTERVIEW: Coding for Honolulu
A 2012 Code for America fellow assigned to the Hawaiian capital, Sheba Najmi talks about what Honolulans search for in their government, and the difference a year’s made in what she sees in City Hall.
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The Rise of the New Baltimoreans
Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake has a plan to stem her city’s decades-long population loss. It involves appealing not only to people who have never lived in Charm City before, but to people who have never lived in the U.S.
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Emerging Innovations: GigaCity, U.S.A.
Bringing Google Fiber to Kansas City.
