New FOIL self-serve portal
In 2019 the City of Syracuse received 1,703 Freedom of Information Law requests to the Legal Department. There is a lawyer on staff who until now spent the majority of his time handling requests understanding the request, working cross-departmentally to consolidate information, and respond in kind. This became a huge financial and resource burden on the Legal Department exasperated by COVID-19 and the work from home and furloughs that came with it.
Meet our new Chief Innovation & Data Officer
COVID-19 and the Syracuse City School District
Modeling Permits after a Doctor's Office
Development of the Snow Plow Map
Tracking Snow Plows
The City of Syracuse is one of the snowiest cities on record within the United States. Given this fact, it was deemed important that the residents of Syracuse should be able to see when their streets were plowed. During snow storms, the City of Syracuse sees an increased number of calls from residents telling us a street was not plowed or inquiring when their street was last plowed. By having a tool like the snow plow map we can be more transparent and open about our operations…
Below the Line: An Analysis of Barriers to Opportunity in Syracuse
Syracuse was recently named the 9th most impoverished city in the country according to data published by the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS). The City’s Office of Accountability, Performance and Innovation, working alongside the Department of Neighborhood and Business Development, recently released an analysis of poverty in the city and key barriers to progress…