Jill Goodman

The 3rd Annual ATXHackforChange was co-hosted by the City of Austin's Office of Innovation, St. Edward's University, Open Austin and Texans for Economic Progress. The annual event is part of the National Day of Civic Hacking.

This year, nearly 200 volunteers donated a combined 1,900 hours of their time and skills over the weekend to work on civic projects focused on citizen engagement, public sentiment analysis, digital empowerment, parks and recreation and many more. In all, more than… Show more

The 3rd Annual ATXHackforChange was co-hosted by the City of Austin's Office of Innovation, St. Edward's University, Open Austin and Texans for Economic Progress. The annual event is part of the National Day of Civic Hacking.

This year, nearly 200 volunteers donated a combined 1,900 hours of their time and skills over the weekend to work on civic projects focused on citizen engagement, public sentiment analysis, digital empowerment, parks and recreation and many more. In all, more than 15 projects made progress toward clarifying and framing the policy challenge they wanted to address and several left the weekend with a prototype or minimum viable product in hand: http://atxhackforchange.org/
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On October 6, 2011, the Austin City Council established a Bond Election Advisory Task Force to identify and prioritize bond funding for projects that will advance the vision identified by the Imagine Austin comprehensive planning process.... within the scope of a needs assessment and funding priorities to be recommended by City staff (Resolution #20111006.057). This begins the process of planning for a future Bond Election where Austin voters will get to decide whether the city should borrow… Show more

On October 6, 2011, the Austin City Council established a Bond Election Advisory Task Force to identify and prioritize bond funding for projects that will advance the vision identified by the Imagine Austin comprehensive planning process.... within the scope of a needs assessment and funding priorities to be recommended by City staff (Resolution #20111006.057). This begins the process of planning for a future Bond Election where Austin voters will get to decide whether the city should borrow money to fund specified city infrastructure, facilities, or other capital improvement projects or programs.

The Task Force, City staff, and the community will work together over the next several months to identify and review potential projects and programs for future bond funding. In May 2012, the Task Force will provide recommendations for the City Council to consider when developing a potential bond package. Show less