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Fiona Hopkins in Innovation and Technology

Jun 28, 2018

Deciphering TypeScript's React errors

Figuring out what the red squiggles mean when you're writing…

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Kayla Patel in Innovation and Technology

Mar 15, 2019

PostGIS tips: Where to get started

The City of Boston’s Analytics Team recently implemented a new data…

Fiona Hopkins in Innovation and Technology

Mar 28, 2018

Bringing death certificates to life with agile tools

The City of Boston’s Digital Team is very excited this week for the launch of our death certificates web app. This project is a collaboration among ourselves, the Enterprise Applications team, and the Registry and Treasury departments…

City of Boston in Innovation and Technology

Mar 19, 2019

Need a Boston birth certificate? You can now order one online

After the success of our death…

City of Boston in Innovation and Technology

Jul 11, 2018

Sometimes we just don’t read the directions

Thanks to some eye-opening user research, we’re…

Patricia Boyle-McKenna in Innovation and Technology

Mar 30, 2018

Celebrating Boston women in technology

With March being National Women’s History month, Mayor Walsh and the Office of Women’s Advancement have spent the past few weeks amplifying the voices of women in Boston. This month is also a great time for me to recognize the spectacular women in technology…

City of Boston in Innovation and Technology

Nov 9, 2020

Designing a seamless newsletter experience for Boston’s constituents

Thanks to some eye-opening user…

City of Boston in Innovation and Technology

Aug 5, 2019

Visualizing delays on Boston bus routes

Sinclair Target, a 2019 summer fellow on the Analytics Team…

Kayla Patel in Innovation and Technology

Sep 10, 2018

Building better maps for boston.gov

We’ve made some changes to our maps on the City of Boston’s website.

“Build a map” is a simple statement, but with online maps, there are no simple answers. We’ve been thinking a lot about our maps recently, and there are many things to…

City of Boston in Innovation and Technology

Sep 24, 2019

All Boston-based Registry vital records now available online

After more than two years of work, you…

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