Month: May 2016
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Photography: Spot News Pics of Taxi Crash at O’Hare
Today I took a number of photos of a taxi that had crashed into a vestibule at Terminal 3 of O’Hare Airport. The images have been picked up by a number of news outlets, including Huffington Post: Taxi Slams Into Terminal 3 Entrance At Chicago O’Hare International Airport. Snip: A taxi jumped a curb and smashed into…
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News story: Dan O’Neil leaving Smart Chicago for digital government services firm
Today the Blue Sky Originals section of the Chicago Tribune published an interview about my departure from Smart Chicago and my move to Ad Hoc: Dan O’Neil leaving Smart Chicago for digital government services firm Snips: “When you talk about impact — which we all want to have — they’re making impact for millions of people…
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Writing: Toward Sustainable Community Tech Organizing
Today I published an article in Civicist that lays out the enormous investments made at Smart Chicago in civic tech and questions whether those were the right models. It lays the foundation for a more serious discussion of community technology organizing models we’ve pioneered at Smart Chicago. Here’s a snip: Smart Chicago’s focus is on the…
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New story: Chicago seeking ‘smart-city’ tech solutions to improve city life
Today I was quoted in an article on smart cities: “Chicago seeking ‘smart-city’ tech solutions to improve city life“. (Here’s the complete text). I am currently a skeptic when it comes to believing that smart cities is a path to freedom: “How do we connect these abstract, big-picture, big-data initiatives to the needs of the…
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On The Table Event: Surveillance in Chicago, at the Burger King on South Pulaski Road
Today I hosted an event. Here’s how I described it on the Smart Chicago website: I have been a member of the On The Table Steering Committee since its inception. I am very proud of my connection to this central community engagement model for The Chicago Community Trust, my employer and the place where Smart…
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Participant: The State of Impact in Civic Tech
I took part in some research put created by Omidyar Foundation called, “The State of Impact in Civic Tech“. Here’s a bit of my contribution: