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Can You Answer These 5 Questions About Your Community Health Data?
Mar 4, 2020 8:22:10 PM
Can You Answer These 5 Questions About Your Community Health Data?
by the mySidewalk Team on Mar 4, 2020 8:22:10 PM
Most people don’t know this, but I was on College Jeopardy. To this day, I can’t hear the name “Gerald Ford” without remembering the moment where I picked the wrong President as the answer to final Jeopardy during the semi-finals. I was one President off, and since I bet it all, the g …
City Performance: How to Get Your City Ready for Data Transformation
by the mySidewalk Team on Feb 21, 2020 9:18:14 AM
It’s no secret that just as advances in technology and data analytics have made the phones in our hands more powerful and useful, so too have these same advances powered “smart city” transformations in local government. Location-based data once limited to the military can now be found …
3 New Data Management Tools to Use in 2020
by the mySidewalk Team on Feb 5, 2020 5:43:57 PM
We know how impactful our customers’ work is. That’s why we work hard to keep our platform up-to-date with the latest data, features, and polishing to help you do what you do best. Whether you work in City Performance, Public Health, Fire, Economic Development, or Transportation, we w …
mySidewalk Empowers Williamsburg to Map City Performance KPIs
by the mySidewalk Team on Jan 17, 2020 9:48:00 PM
I had no idea what to expect. As one of the newest members on the mySidewalk team, I had just barely gotten my head wrapped around what we did. So when I was asked to interview the city leaders of Williamsburg, Virginia, to learn about how they were leveraging our Performance Dashboar …
mySidewalk Awarded #2 Spot in the 2019 #ELGLHaverford!
by the mySidewalk Team on Nov 21, 2019 10:08:00 PM
mySidewalk is thrilled to announce that we have been awarded the #2 spot in ELGL’s 2019 Haverford Awards. As they describe it, the Haverford Award “celebrates the top companies that work with local government.”
A Tough Love Guide to Getting Eyes on Your Local Gov Story
by the mySidewalk Team on Oct 22, 2019 9:58:00 PM
I would estimate the woman’s age at about 70, give or take a few years. She sat in the front row of the town hall meeting sponsored by her City Councilman. She stared straight in the eyes of whoever was presenting — not nodding, not shaking her head, not reacting in any way. The town …
Healthier Together: The Lawrence - Douglas County Health Story
by the mySidewalk Team on Oct 10, 2019 9:57:00 PM
The health team at Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department (LDCHD) has a diverse audience to engage. LDCHD presides over students at the University of Kansas, residents of the cities of Lawrence, Eudora, Baldwin and Lecompton, and rural residents of Douglas County. Because of the di …
10 City Data Questions Answered With the DataKC Team
by the mySidewalk Team on Oct 7, 2019 9:59:00 PM
You asked and they answered. The DataKC team at Kansas City, Missouri is at the heart of data-driven decision making. Their work is often reviewed by cities trying to decide what is possible when it comes to data and innovation so now they’re giving us the scoop. We sat down with Kate …
ANDEL KOESTER JOINS MYSIDEWALK TEAM AS CITY PERFORMANCE EXPERT IN RESIDENCE
by the mySidewalk Team on Oct 4, 2019 9:47:00 PM
Kansas City, Missouri, October 4, 2019 — mySidewalk is excited to announce that Andel Koester has joined our team as a City Performance Expert in Residence! As an experienced partner to cities, Andel is working with mySidewalk to help develop our City Performance solutions and further …
Release Notes Roundup: September
by the mySidewalk Team on Oct 1, 2019 9:47:00 PM
At mySidewalk we are always working hard to improve our software and make your life easier. We’re constantly baking up features and enhancements, big and small, and we want to make sure you get them while they’re fresh. The monthly roundup dives into what we’ve been working on for the …
Making Data Accessible for Everyone
by Matt Barr on Sep 26, 2019 10:00:00 PM
Taking On a Big Challenge for Data Visualization The power of the Web is in its universality. Access by everyone regardless of disability is an essential aspect. – Tim Berners-Lee -inventor of the World Wide Web One of the most unique things about working at a data company that const …
KCStat: A True Partnership Means Growing Together
by the mySidewalk Team on Sep 19, 2019 10:00:00 PM
Kansas City, Missouri is well known as a leader in city performance and has a reputation for using data to achieve their goals. In 2018, the city received Silver Certification from What Works Cities. After making data a requirement through a city ordinance that mandates city performan …
Your dashboard means nothing.
by the mySidewalk Team on Sep 17, 2019 8:15:00 AM
Yes, I said it. Forget your dashboard. Your dashboard isn’t the most important thing. “BUT WAIT!” You may be saying to yourself, or your loved ones, “don’t you sell dashboards?!?!”
Entirely Justified: Why Font Matters
by the mySidewalk Team on Sep 13, 2019 10:01:00 PM
A font says a lot about a person or a company. For example, if you’re using Papyrus you are very obviously longing for a different time, hoping to inspire change through an organic return to nature and the way things were. Ralph Waldo Emerson probably would have enjoyed papyrus unlike …
Release Notes Roundup: August
by the mySidewalk Team on Sep 3, 2019 9:46:00 PM
At mySidewalk we are always working hard to improve our software and make your life easier. We’re constantly baking up features and enhancements, big and small, and we want to make sure you get them while they’re fresh. The monthly roundup dives into what we’ve been working on for the …
A Prescription for Healing: The Navajo County CHIP Story
by the mySidewalk Team on Aug 29, 2019 10:06:00 PM
Everyone Deserves to Be Healthy Navajo County is located in the northern part of Arizona. A primarily rural county that’s larger than the state of Maryland, it is home to parts of the Hopi Indian reservation, the Navajo Nation, and Fort Apache Indian Reservation. In addition to tribal …
Monrovia, CA Is Reaching Fire and Rescue Goals with mySidewalk
by the mySidewalk Team on Aug 29, 2019 10:04:00 PM
What gets measured gets managed. With its roots dating to a small, all volunteer department founded in 1906 (later formalized as a City Department in 1910), Monrovia Fire & Rescue now serves the 36000+ residents of Monrovia, CA. Nestled in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountain …
On Power and Pigeons: State Health Data Portals Ranked
by the mySidewalk Team on Aug 21, 2019 10:08:00 PM
I’ve spent the last 15 minutes or so debating in my head whether the term is HOMING pigeon or HONING pigeon. On one hand, homing makes sense because you are letting the pigeon go only to come home again on his own. On the other hand, honing makes sense because the pigeon is honing in …
Performance Improvement: How to Set the Right Emergency Response Goals
by the mySidewalk Team on Aug 20, 2019 10:05:00 PM
An unfortunate reality of emergency response is that your response time will never be “fast enough.” No matter how fast your crew is, to those in the middle of an emergency, you can always be faster. But this reality doesn’t have to limit you. It gives you the opportunity to pursue co …
Release Notes Roundup: July
by the mySidewalk Team on Aug 6, 2019 9:45:00 PM
At mySidewalk we are always working hard to improve our software and make your life easier. We’re constantly baking up features and enhancements, big and small, and we want to make sure you get them while they’re fresh. Our Release Notes Roundup dives into what we’ve been working on f …
City of Dayton launches interactive Opportunity Zone dashboard
by Adam Runner on Jul 10, 2019 9:44:00 PM
The City of Dayton is launching a new, interactive dashboard highlighting the city's Opportunity Zones. The dashboard will allow entrepreneurs, developers, and investors to learn about Dayton's Opportunity Zones, including their locations and community assets.
