Category Archives: New Orleans
Policypitch Coverage in New Orleans
The past few weeks we have received some great press from the New Orleans media. I wanted to share some of the coverage that we have received. A lot of it stems from the first bill that we made available … Continue reading
Filed under New Orleans, news, Policypitch.com updates, Uncategorized, updates
Social Media, New Orleans, and the 2010 Mayor’s race
With the 2010 New Orleans Mayor’s race heating up, we decided to reach out to some of the potential candidates and see how they are using social media. To clarify for our readers, wikipedia defines social media as: primarily Internet- … Continue reading
Filed under civic engagement, government 2.0, New Orleans, Politics, transparency, Uncategorized
The Corps gets public input for MRGO ecosystem plan
Last week, on November 3 and November 6, the Army Corps of Engineers held two meetings around New Orleans to solicit public input on a plan aimed at restoring and maintaining the areas affected by the now de-authorized Mississippi River … Continue reading
Filed under environment, Louisiana, New Orleans, Politics
Crowd-powered Dog Park in New Orleans takes shape
A group of residents in Brooadmoor have worked hard through two years of planning to collectively develop a plan for their own neighborhood dog park, collaborated with the neighborhood organizations, gathered the necessary resources, and are now working with the … Continue reading
Filed under community, crowdsourcing, New Orleans
How to establish a community garden?
Anyone can do it through crowd-powered neighbor collaboration. Parkway Partners in New Orleans has been doing it for 26 years. Parkway’s mission is to empower residents to improve quality of life through the preservation, maintenance, and beautification of neatrual grounds, … Continue reading
Filed under community, crowdsourcing, environment, New Orleans
New Orleans attempts crowd-influenced Zoning ordinance
On September 27, 2008, New Orleans residents were invited to participate in a yearlong process of creating a 20-year master plan for development. The master plan will create a citywide framework to guide decision-makers in promoting economic development, better housing, … Continue reading
Filed under crowdsourcing, New Orleans, Politics, transparency, Uncategorized
504ward.com: successful community crowdsourcing for local change (Part II)
The initial meeting took place in November 2007. About 25 New Orleans residents showed up, brainstormed, met in focus groups, and exchanged ideas. Many community meetings followed. In February 2007, the group wrote an RFP for the website design and … Continue reading
Filed under crowdsourcing, New Orleans, Social Innovation
