Denis Carr

Good to have you back.

The Open Data Awards is a true collaboration, and last night showed why it matters. We’re still feeling the energy from all the sharing, networking, and celebrating. Huge congrats to all our winners, inside and outside the City. You give us a reason to continue the work we do!

Our award winners showcased their projects this week, and it was a night to remember! Seeing the hard work of city staff and the public come to life was incredible. From start to finish, you could see the impact of open data—how it’s created, shared, used to make a difference.

Russia illegally and unjustifiably invaded Ukraine. For three years now, Ukrainians have fought with courage and resilience. Their fight for democracy, freedom, and sovereignty is a fight that matters to us all. Canada will continue to stand with Ukraine and Ukrainians in achieving a just and lasting peace.

We all have a role to play in advancing truth, justice & reconciliation. Take time to learn about the history & ongoing impacts of residential schools & reflect on what actions you can take. You can find resources to help get you started at toronto.ca/TruthReconcili… #NDTR

A 25-year-old woman with type 1 #diabetes started producing her own insulin < three months after receiving a transplant of reprogrammed stem cells. She is the first person with the disease to be treated using cells that were extracted from her own body. nature.com/articles/d4158…

Big shoutout to Luke Simcoe for his first blog post! 🎉 Dive into his insights on the Policy Refresh here: open.toronto.ca/were-making-a-… shorturl.at/DBZcG #newblogger #policyrefresh

Toronto's @OpenDataSociety has an in-person meetup this Thursday 🔢 🍻 Want to jam with other professionals passionate about data analytics, open data and data science for social good? RSVP through this link: bit.ly/3uUCfly #OpenData

Last week, @DemocracyNext released its paper on Six Ways to Democratise City Planning, the output of the International Task Force on the Democratisation of City Planning that I was so honoured to be a part of in the summer of 2023. A🧵1/9 demnext.org/projects/cities

@balkissoon Oh and on the Google Sheets integration...we'd worked a few years ago with the community on an easy way to pull data from the portal into GoogleSheets. TBH though, haven't tested it out in a while. If there's issues, will look to fix in the future: open.toronto.ca/ckan-google-sh…

@deniscarr Thanks for your reply. Canada as a whole has such a lack of good data that I think it's essential to at least make the data we do have accessible for everyone, not just curmudgeonly journalists.

The City of Toronto still has 2016 census data on its neighbourhood profiles. I asked for one specific 2021 census data point on two neighbourhoods and was told it will take 🤷🏾‍♀️ long and to ask StatsCan, which said I'd have to pay. The census was published a year ago.

@balkissoon We'll work with them to see how we can improve the corresponding open dataset on the portal too.

@balkissoon Spoke to the team that updates the Dashboards on toronto.ca #type=filtered&filter=Select+a+Neighbourhood&value=Moss%20Park%20(73" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">toronto.ca/city-governmen…). They're currently working to update with the 2021 data. Should be done soon. I like the "At a glance" comparison feature it has.

@balkissoon Thanks for your feedback 🙌It's helpful to hear from people trying to use data on the portal. You're right, the file doesn't have Toronto total yet like the 2016 one does. Better integration into toronto.ca search is a good avenue for us to investigate too.

Deputy Chief Technology Officer @cityoftoronto Marco Palermo presenting at @CivicTechTO talking about delivering digital products and how to make an impact in your city.

An evening of #opendata with some of my favourite #opengov folks! Excellent presentations by @link_digital @Ainslie_Ward24 and @OpenDataSociety along with great conversations. So great to see everyone again and looking forward to more exciting things to come!

Monday’s the day. If you’re still undecided, we’ve made it super easy: Candidate Tracker has fact-checked biographies and platform summaries for every name on the ballot. Also available in print at your local library. thelocal.to/toronto-mayor-…

.@TO_Transport Data & Analytics Unit is hiring two Project Leads! 1. Running the Traffic Counting Program 2. Focussing on Permanent Data Collection (aka sensors) #Jobs #TOjobs #PlanningJobs #TransportationJobs jobs.toronto.ca/jobsatcity/job…

🤯Incredible to win this award three years straight! So proud of this team and the 60+ freelance journalists, photojournalists, illustrators, developers who contributed to @TheLocal_TO this past years. Team win 100%.

Since it is my birthday, decided to do something wholesome and silly. Here are 15 famous Canadians from our history as Muppets. I specifically chose non-politicians this time. Enjoy the thread! John Candy: Comedy Icon Birthday: October 31