Chicago's weekly event to build, share & learn about civic tech
The Chi Hack Night (formerly known as the Open Gov Hack Night) is a free, weekly event in Chicago to build, share and learn about tools to create, support, and serve the public good.
Join us every Tuesday from 6-10pm on the 8th floor of the Merchandise Mart to hear from interesting speakers, learn from each other and work on civic projects. Non-techies are very welcome!
Next Chi Hack Night
#177 RideW/Me: A Transportation App for Youth
RideW/Me is an app that makes it easier for youth to travel safely to learning events across their City. Robert Friedman, Marina Malone, Chris Bohl, Kevin Yaroch from the RideW/Me team will demo their app and talk about how it will test whether transportation is a real or perceived barrier to equitable access and participation for young people in a city.
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About
We are a group of thousands of designers, academic researchers, data journalists, activists, policy wonks, web developers and curious citizens who want to make our city more just, equitable, transparent and delightful to live in through data, design and technology. More about us »
Join our community
The Chi Hack Night is a central hub for Chicago's civic tech community. The easiest thing you can do get involved is show up to a Tuesday Chi Hack Night.
Until then, here are 3 other ways to get involved:
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Subscribe to updates on upcoming Chi Hack Night speakers and events
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Join our Google Group to keep up with civic tech news and projects in Chicago
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Browse our weekly breakouts to find your learning or working group
Chi Hack Night blog All posts »
The labor required to keep civic apps alive
Oct 09, 2015 by
Derek Eder
The CPS Tiers map doesn’t update automagically. I volunteer my time to keep it accurate and up to date, and it’s worth doing.
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