New Member Joins “Notable Cities” Fraternity
Since October 2007, I’ve spent far more time than the average person studying local government websites. Too many of them make it downright difficult to find things. They feature broken links and dead end pages. They make mention of some wonderful progressive programs, policies, ordinances and resolutions, but I’ve been thwarted time and time again in trying to find the document they allude to.
But you won’t hear me say a bad word at all about the City of Fort Collins, CO website! What a joy!! This city has gone out of their way to make information easy to find and accessible.
And here’s a secret to one aspect of GreenPRO’s methodology. We decided early on to award special recognition to cities with ten or more entries — Notable Cities. In almost every case, each of the 14 cities listed in this subcategory feature quality websites that make it easy for visitors to access critical information.
As of today, these cities are:
- Austin, TX
- Berkeley, CA
- Denver, CO
- Fort Collins, CO
- Kansas City, MO
- Madison, WI
- New York, NY
- Nashville, TN
- Oakland, CA
- Portland, OR
- San Francisco, CA (with 37 entries!)
- Santa Cruz, CA
- Seattle, WA
- Taos, NM (the smallest municipality on the list)
~Trey, GreenPRO Senior Researcher~