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Mayor's Office of New Urban Mechanics |
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The Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics — initially conceived in Boston by Mayor Thomas M. Menino and now being replicated in cities across the country — is an organizational model that helps cities innovate by aggregating risk, building partnerships, and encouraging experimentation in government. Projects have ranged from crowdsourcing development of sensor-driven apps to government-to-government resource sharing.
- Boston
- Philadelphia
- StreetBump
- StreetCred
- DiscoverBPS
- Where's My School Bus?
- Adopt-a-Hydrant
- Textizen
This process for civic innovation is one that can adapted by any city.