Citizen-Driven Government Performance

Case Studies

The cases featured on this website are narratives of citizen-driven initiatives that involve citizens in the measurement of government performance. Each case is presented in three formats:

• Montclair, New Jersey
• Iowa, Citizen Initiated Performance Assessment
• New York City, Straphanger's Campaign
• Fund for the City of New York
• Dayton, Ohio
• Governmental Accounting Standards Board
• Hartford, Connecticut
• Syracuse, New York
• Worcester, Massachusetts
• New York City, Inside Schools
• Clean Air Council, Pennsylvania
• Sustainable Seattle
• Neighborhood Parks, San Francisco

NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS COUNCIL - SAN FRANCISCO, CA

ParkScan is a project of San Francisco's Neighborhood Parks Council. It teams dedicated volunteers and user-friendly technology to help the City, the general public, and park advocates communicate more effectively. ParkScan has begun to demonstrate measurable improvements in park upkeep in the parks where surveys are being done.

• Case in Brief
• Park Scan Home Page
• 2004 Reports