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Hackers Called Into Civic Duty
A group of civic hackers in Chicago brainstorm on how to use public data to build apps that help solve city problems and foster open government.
Credit: Ben Kesling/The Wall Street Journal
Cash-strapped cities are turning to an unusual source to improve their online services on the cheap: helpful hackers, who use city data to create tools tracking everything from real-time subway delays to where to get a free flu shot near your home and information about a contentious school-closing plan.
From The Wall Street Journal
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