OpenPlans Projects

This work is made possible by the support of individuals, foundations, and public partners. Our expertise ranges from open source software development to online community building and media advocacy.

Run Your Own Hyperlocal News Platform

OpenBlock is a flexible open source platform for hyperlocal news gathering.

Open Transit Data Comes to New York City

We helped the nation’s largest transit agency empower developers to produce dozens of innovative applications that help transit users.

Better Data Through Sharing

By helping Western Australia’s public agencies share databases, we made it easier to pinpoint problems and improve civil services.

Bringing Safer Bike Lanes to New Cities

A Streetfilm showed city planners around the world how and why to build a better bike lane.

Online Presence for NYC’s Transportation Projects

By building a robust, interactive presence for transportation proposals, we’re helping the NYCDOT communicate its work online.

Protect What Matters About Your Town

The Community Almanac helps small and rural communities collect their stories online.

Better communication tools for planning projects

PlanningPress is a web toolkit for inclusive, responsive, authentic citizen engagement in transportation planning.

Crowdsourced Parking Reform

By bringing together thousands of eyes-on-the-street, we convinced New York City to make major changes to parking policy.

Films That Reclaim Streets for Millions

Our films on Ciclovía have helped inspire large-scale street reclamations across the country.

Transit Tools Powered By Open Source

In Portland, an open trip-planning platform offers transit riders a better experience.

Reshaping Public Space to Save Lives

The city and the community came together to transform Grand Army Plaza.

Connecting the Changemakers in Tech and Transportation

TransportationCamp brought together thinkers and doers from both coasts for an unconference on transportation and technology.

Engage the Community in Placing Bike Racks

We built FixCity to help agencies ‘crowdsource’ streetscape improvements. This tool invites the public to suggest, discuss, and vet bike rack locations.

Clear Guidance on Bikeway Design

We helped city transportation staff showcase best practices for urban bikeway design.

An Open Platform for Real-time Bus Tracking

New York City wanted to give riders the location of their buses using open standards, modular components, and mobile devices. (via Projects | OpenPlans)