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once we actually get our hands on data, there is the issue of what our responsibility is to distribute it10:36 AM Nov 12thfrom TweetDeck
sometimes we just got the stiff arm- like with the police dept, which continues to block data from us10:34 AM Nov 12thfrom TweetDeck
sometimes there was a download from the agency site, sometimes we had to shake hands and make deals, relationships w agency officials10:33 AM Nov 12thfrom TweetDeck
there is no systematic response across city agencies re: getting access to administrative data10:32 AM Nov 12thfrom TweetDeck
we had to go through a lot of trouble to get access to data on tree locations and information from city agencies10:32 AM Nov 12thfrom TweetDeck
for our work on childhood asthma prevalence and street tree density (the latter decreases the former)10:32 AM Nov 12thfrom TweetDeck
we're also doing work on access to parks. i had to go thru an 18 month process just to get access to data on where parks are.10:30 AM Nov 12thfrom TweetDeck
for a long time the Mailman school of pubic health couldn't access data from the DOH- it took years to get access to fundamental stats10:28 AM Nov 12thfrom TweetDeck