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Municipal Online Services Wishlist?

Posted by Cliff on from the city-services-on-the-web dept.

RaisinBread asks: "I may have an opportunity in the future to work for a decent-sized city. As such, I will likely work there for a short time to see how I fit before taking the job. After speaking to the City Manager about possibilities, he wondered what ideas I might have for potential projects. I have my own ideas, however I'd like to poll Slashdot on the following issue: What is on your wishlist for services you wish your own city would offer online? What existing services do you like or dislike?"

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  1. A few things... by shfted! · · Score: 5, Interesting

    There are many times a few things would be handy, especially for people new to town:

    • Community editable
      • Organisation listings (who's out there?)
      • Events calendar (what's there to do tonight?)
      • Directory of popular local sites (why should the webmaster do all the work...)
    • Hours of operation and contact info (including email contact) for all city services
    • Online payment of taxes and fees
    • A forum for debating local issues -- an easy way for council to keep a pulse on hot topics
    • Links to places offering employment opportunities
    • Climat information (hey, I'd want to know)
    • All bylaws (so you can look stuff up at any time)

    That's just stuff off the top of my head that I would like to see myself.

    --
    He who laughs last is stuck in a time dilation bubble.
  2. Traffic by krazed · · Score: 4, Interesting

    How about an online service that pulls data from traffic sensors?

    The Puget Sound area has great traffic info online through WSDOT.

    If you're in the IT dept, you'll probably have to coordinate with other departments, but this is a really useful app.