Reinvent Albany is big champion of open government, and we cheer agency efforts to open data, provide maps, and chart data of particular public interest. As co-Chair of the NYC Transparency Working Group, we have also pushed NYC agencies to release data, including the NYPD. So, we were interested to see NYPD’s November 30th launch of an interactive map of the TrafficStat database. TrafficStat is a weekly meeting held at police headquarters with precinct command staff, who review NYPD efforts to reduce injuries and deaths to pedestrians, bicyclists, and motorists. According to NYPD, the new TrafficStat map uses the same data the police do.
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