Open Data Portals + New Tools In The Inclusive Urban Design Tool-Box



IMAGINE what bright minds here in the City of Mesa can do with these instead of hearing all the Hyped-Up-Hoop-La from officials inside City Hall.
Here's just one example followed by some recent others that convert data into visuals and animated infographics.
Yes there is finally or a late start for an Open Data Portal here in Mesa. The data only goes back to 2016 just in case you might have an interest in "open data". Unfortunately it's a poor excuse for finally getting the site off-the-ground and available for public access.
Other cities are doing so much more.
_________________________________________________________________________

"Data belongs to citizens.
By opening up its data, our Government strengthens its commitment to transparency while sharing its added value with society."
OK. Nice thought, but do everyone stay in their own lanes when there are so many ways to get there and some get there faster than others?
_________________________________________________________________________________
The opening image:
MAPPING SEGREGATION: MIT's ATLAS OF INEQUALITY
Here's the link > Carto.com

We were thrilled to work with the @medialab team on the recently launched Atlas of Inequality, addressing the nature of segregation in our lives. Learn more about the project today


We have just released the "Atlas of Inequality" a map of how unequal are places in our cities. Because economic inequality isn't just limited to neighborhoods. The restaurants, stores, and other places we visit in cities are all unequal in their own way. http://inequality.media.mit.edu 
and

For example this:
Apartments Built By Year from 1902-2019
Quick map: average number of units per apartment building, by location [made with new @Open_TO ABS set]
Here in Mesa there are over 290 Multi-Family Units, the  most MFUs of any city in entire The East Valley.
Most are of "a certain age" and a certain classification, but nonetheless these are selling like hotcakes with current high new construction costs, and higher year-over-year rent increases
_________________________________________________________________________
WHO NEEDS MESA PROTOTYPING PROJECTS - So-called "Creative Interventions" - and walks around the MUG and MAC Neighborhoods when other cities do this?

#NEWDATAALERT

Ever wondered what that vacant piece of land down the street might turn into?

Find out by looking at the Development Applications data, thanks to @CityPlanTO http://ow.ly/mXOL30nVVJF  #planning #applications ^rypic.twitter.com/HWTwykU06M

 

_________________________________________________________________________
What other East Valley cities are doing:

City of Phoenix Open Data: Welcome

https://www.phoenixopendata.com/

 

Phoenix Open Data Portal: Government Transparency in the Digital Age ... More importantly, the availability of city data supports innovation that can be applied ...

‎City Staff Salaries · ‎Datasets · ‎Transportation · ‎Trash & Recycling 

 

City of Scottsdale Open Data: Welcome

data.scottsdaleaz.gov/

 

City of Scottsdale OPEN DATA Portal. The City of Scottsdale is committed to using data to provide better services for our community. We hope you will explore ...

 

Mesa embraces open data with new portal and policy : Sunlight ...

https://sunlightfoundation.com/.../mesa-embraces-open-data-with-new-open-data-port...

 

Mar 4, 2016 - The new open data portal helps inform citizens about city initiatives, including ... “We are excited that Mesa is a leader in open data for Arizona

 

City of Mesa Data Portal

https://data.mesaaz.gov/

 

... to footer links. www.mesaaz.gov · Sign In. Search Search. · HomeBrowseDevelopers. Financial Transparency. Open Budget · Open Expenditures. Menu ...

 

________________________________________________________________________________
Introducing the Open Data Update!

Subscribe now and get your monthly open data fix!

Find out about new releases, upcoming events, and more. https://mailchi.mp/dead731cb873/open-data-in-2371197 … #opendatapic.twitter.com/xT1BSgnigp

 

BlackRock's Fink on Optimism, China, Deficits, Inclusive Capitalism

"A Goldilocks Moment"??
. . . worried about the Rising Tide of Populism. He hates the so-called Echo Chamber . . . noise and confusion and all this hysteria relaxes Larry Fink.
BIG ISSUE = U.S. Deficit

Published on Mar 7, 2019

Views: 169+

Mar.07 -- Laurence Fink, chairman and chief executive officer at BlackRock, discusses optimism on the global economy, China's demand for U.S. Treasuries, modern monetary theory, and concern for the U.S. deficit. He speaks with Bloomberg's Erik Schatzker from the BlackRock Wealth Symposium in Zurich on "Bloomberg Surveillance."

Mesa Temple Update March 5th, 2019

From Porter Brothers, the construction company for this almost 10-acre LDS Temple Transformation of Downtown Mesa
No words or description - just some soaring music to accompany a sky drone.

Published on Mar 6, 2019

Views: 13+

March 5th, 2019 video update of progress on the exterior grounds of the Mesa Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

Stay tuned for Bi-Weekly updates as work on the Temple grounds accelerates.

Why did the Portuguese Empire collapse?

Now I know after my Portuguese father, the youngest of 14 first-generation kids born here in America, used to always brag that "Portugal once Ruled The World" . . . I was amazed at that statement but at the same time asked What Happened? Now I know . . .

Published on Mar 1, 2019

Views: 165,547+

Why did the Portuguese Empire collapse?
Portugal gained possessions in India, the East Indies, and Brazil. Besides the footholds in some parts of the world, Portugal was a country that discovered other places and establish trade routes to China and Japan. And their empire will start to exist as scarcely empire. It was a commercial operation based on possession of fortifications and posts strategically situated for trade. Portugal didn't focus on attacking and gaining tons of land from Oriental Kingdoms due to the probably the lack of necessary manpower and the huge distance to do so. the Portuguese also relied on alliances with native states and didn't dominate the Indian Ocean due to it's vastness, but managed to establish strongholds to assure a trade network.

Top 10 most conservative cities in the United States. Anaheim is no more.

Warning: Could be Snarky

Published on Mar 6, 2019

Views: 26,979

Running time about 11 minutes

Top 10 most conservative cities in the United States. Anaheim is no more.
This is the first of two videos about cities that are known for their political voting records.
Thanks for stopping by The world according to Briggs, I make lists. Not just lists of random stuff, I make them about states, cities, towns and other places in the United States. I post 3 times a week and sometimes live stream. Enjoy.
_________________________________________________________________________
Mesa is #6 THE ONLY BAD STAT IS EDUCATION

Patriarch Partners CEO Lynn Tilton Announces New Proposal For MD Helicopters Here In Mesa

Making Helicopters great again:
"With the submission of a proposal for the US Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) programme, Lynn Tilton, company CEO, revealed a 200kt demonstrator known as Swift will compete for the tender.
'Military business has put us back on the map,’ Tilton said, while also referring to the success of the MD 530F Cayuse Warrior programme that now includes 60 deliveries to the Afghanistan Air Force and six to Kenya.  In addition, Lebanon ordered six MD530G aircraft in October 2018.
The 6XX programme has however been ‘put to one side’ all but confirming an earlier plan to have the aircraft certified in 2019-2020 no longer stands. 

Heli-Expo 2019: MD Helicopters enters FARA fray with Swift

5th March 2019 - 23:35 GMT by Tim Martin in Atlanta

MD Helicopters (MDHI) is the latest industry participant to confirm it has submitted a proposal for the US Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) programme as Lynn Tilton, company CEO, revealed a 200kt demonstrator known as Swift will compete for the tender.
The demonstrator concept will be an iteration of the light utility 969 design complete with a composite airframe, a wing, NOTAR anti-torque system, new fans and thrusters with Tilton mentioning that MDHI has been working with Pratt and Whitney on the engine, while mission equipment has yet to be confirmed.
She also explained that a nine month production build timeframe has been set for the demonstrator to reach completion.
‘It’s important 969 work gets done as it’s a precursor to Swift,’ Tilton said, with all relevant certifications on the aircraft set to be finalised in 2019, after the programme was previously put on hold.
As 969 production ramps up, Tilton also revealed that the helicopter will be entirely built at MDHI’s Mesa, Arizona facility, a development made possible by ‘moving tooling back from Turkey’.
Research and development has supported efforts to arrive at the Swift blueprint, but on the subject of suppliers Tilton declined to confirm company names, but will do so at a future date.
There was no mock-up of the Swift design but other key business targets were detailed including MDHI planning on making 80 aircraft deliveries across its portfolio in 2019."
https://www.shephardmedia.com/new/
_________________________________________________________________________
RELATED CONTENT:

MD Hypes New Winged ‘Swift’ Variant of 969 For Army’s New Attack Recon Aircraft
https://www.defensedaily.com
ATLANTA — MD Helicopters is jumping into the U.S. Army Future Attack Recon Aircraft (FARA) competition with a new, all-composite, winged version of its 969 twin-engine attack aircraft.
The new 969 will cruise at 160 knots and sprint at 180 knots, which…

 

New Land Development Expert Hired At Mesa Office of Atwell

Sure looks like Mark Borushko, the new vice president with over 30 years of industry experience primarily focused on the planning, and engineering, and development of large residential, commercial, and infrastructure projects across the western US has returned to territory he's familiar with. 
According to a press release today , Borushko boasts deep expertise in strategic planning, operational management, business development, client relationship management, and program management where he brings deep relationships in the industry with a long track record of leading teams, generating new business, and increasing profitability 
> He spent nine years at SunCor Development Company, where he was a senior project manager.
> From 1995 to 2011, he instructed courses in real estate development at his alma mater, Arizona State University, where he was a faculty associate. Borushko holds an MBA from Arizona State, as well as a BS in urban planning from Michigan State University.
> From 2007 to 2009, he oversaw the operations of the firm’s land development, transportation, government, and industrials activities in the western US. Prior to that, he was a founder and managing principal at real estate development consultancy MB Group, which operated for eight years before it was acquired by Wilcox.