what kind of disclaimer? who is responsible / liable? How dow we guard against malicious edits?
Near Me is an approach, a way for many users to access the site's information. This diagram shows what people need to find out, it's not a site map! The map was built from ideas sent in on twitter, and at us sharing ideas from successful models.
Most useful information for the greatest number of users to the site.
Key Contact details for.., Services, Officers, Councillors
Locations of.., Nearest Neighbourhood office, Post boxes, Post offices
No nonsense info on.., Rubbish clearance, Where/what/how to recycle, Rubbish collection dates, Dumping and grafitti, Rats and pests, Schools and Health, Nearest, Contacts, Crime Prevention, Community Safety partnerships, Local Democracy, Councillors, Ward meetings, latest minutes
In depth, layered information, for local people to return to. Strands where people find out more about their neighbourhood.
Calendar, Upcoming events, Food and drink, Youth
Locations, Transport links, Allotments and recycling
Information, Sport, swim, leisure, Running groups, Parks, libraries and museums, "who deals with this?", FOI requests
Payments, council tax
Users deserve more than local service info and citizenship details. It should help enable local democracy and encourage attendance at local council meetings.
Ward committees, minutes, agendas
Documents, Strategies, Survey and census, feedback, planning
Information, Councillors, Neighbourhood forum
bccdiy is a wiki, but this strand discusses the likelyhood of including submissions from 'lay members' of the community.
'Welcomes' from people near you, Podcasts, pdfs, etc, welcome packs
Travel tips, avoiding blackspots, Cycle routes, maps
This strand is for both employers and employees.
Jobs near you
Contact, Town centre managers
Calendars, Farmers market
user editable
straight to content
which ward am I in?
persistent log in
Pull from flickr?
stats for councils staff
analytics page
Google alerts
Text messages
savings and revenue
generate audiences
Blogroll not the council
builders, plumbers
nurserys, childminders
electricians
must have alt tags
How will this work with flickr?
Complex procedures, eg pay council tax
long blocks of texts, That don't change very often
Suggested as good practice; ideas that could be emulated to make the site more accessible and useful to everyone.
Dada Hello
Raina Haig
RNIB
British Deaf Association
Eden Project
Oska Bright
British Dyslexia Association
Tyne and Wear Museum
