Next Steps

All three open source city initiatives are in only the very earliest planning stages. The next steps will include at a minimum:

1. Studying other cities that have attempted to implement some or all of these initiatives to discover object lessons and develop/compile best practices.

2. Setting up or facilitating an open data API and other related technologies, and finding ways to encourage community participation.

3. Persuading the city to try out open source city concepts and test various models in real use, adapting strategies and processes in response to observation and feedback.

4. Looking into organizational structures and funding models for these initiatives.