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This document outlines Boston's civic design and technology strategy called "New Urban Mechanics". The strategy focuses on identifying ideas from both inside and outside of government to improve city services, piloting high-potential ideas with public impact but minimal cost, and scaling the most effective pilots to share with other cities. Some examples of projects include the 21st Century Learner program, the Street Bump app, and Citizens Connect, which has 20% of service requests come through the app. The goal is to engage partners, pilot ideas quickly, and manage projects like products to improve city services using civic technology.
Monum overview new
- 1. “Civic Design for Civic Technology”
- 2. “Sixteen years ago I was labeled the Urban Mechanic and described as a sort of one-man ‘Mr. Fix-It’ when it came to the basics that make our city work. The nickname was overstated then, but it’s outdated now—we are all urban mechanics.” Mayor Thomas M. Menino
- 3. “Cities have the capability of providing something for everybody, only because, and only when, they are created by everybody” - Jane Jacobs, The Death and Life of Great American Cities
- 4. The Boston Strategy: Focus on People DRAFT
- 5. Process SOURCE SUPPORT & SCALE & IDEAS Study SHARE PROJECTS Goal: Identify Goal: Pilot high potential Goal: Scale most entrepreneurs inside and ideas with maximum effective pilots and share outside government with public impact and findings and projects original ideas for City minimal public cost with other cities service delivery
- 7. Boston One Card Make the whole city a campus for learning for all high school students.
- 8. Technology for Autism Now Education
- 9. Where’s My School Bus Help parents know when they should be out to pick up their kids.
- 10. Clicks & Bricks
- 11. Trash Rehash Clicks & Bricks
- 12. Adopt-A-Hydrant Clicks & Bricks
- 14. Community planit Engage the public in deliberation off-line and on.
- 15. Pothole projects
- 16. Citizens Connect 20% of all service requests come through this app
- 17. City Worker City Worker being used by Public Works to manage cases in the field.
- 18. The Street Bump Project Street Bump Project App collects data about road conditions for Public Works to take action.
- 19. New Urban Mechanics New Urban Mechanics 1 Create a Space for Innovation 2 Focus on People’s Needs 3 Engage Partners to Manage Risk and Increase Resources 4 Pilot quickly 5 Manage like a Product
- 20. New Urban Mechanics www.newurbanmechanics.org
Editor's Notes
- #3: Slide 1:Thank youRich for the introductionICMA for hostingAttendees who are taking time out of their day Goalthe success that Boston has had in running experiments and pushing innovation that are engaging residents and, in turn improving the City StructureTo do this:Strategy (including our philosophy, structure)Case StudiesLessons LearnedLooking forward to your questions
- #5: Our philosophy starts with our people.Jane Jacobs.This is a mantra of our Mayor.There are also some tactical reasons this is true.Why this level of direct engagement is importantRebuilding trust in government. 20 – 30 years of focus on efficiency & transparency. Expand the resources of the City.
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