Locals hoping to spend Labor Day on Lake Austin will have to make sure their equipment is allowed first. The Austin Police Department (APD) Lake Patrol Unit has announced that it will be enforcing a ban on personal watercraft on the lake between sunset on Friday, August 29, and sunrise on Tuesday, September 2. According to the city ordinance, this means no jet skis, wet bikes, motorized surfboards, or any other "similar device." Devices that don't have motors — the announcement specifically...| CultureMap Austin
Texas has unrolled a new drivers license design which is a little more beige than its predecessor. According to a release, the Texas Department of Public Safety launched new designs for the Texas driver license as well as identification cards on August 18 with both a new look and enhanced security.| CultureMap Dallas
Although the Corporation for Public Broadcasting — which supported NPR and PBS with federal funds — has lost funding and is shutting down, all is not lost for the public media outlets. In Austin, NPR and PBS continue to retain most of their overall funding, and have plans to fill the gap going forward.| CultureMap Austin
Blog article: Exploring the Future of Open Data: Hosting Community-Generated Datasets on Toronto’s Open Data Portal | City of Toronto Open Data Portal
Background: What is the civic issue campaign? In 2019, the Open Data team launched a campaign in order to help […]| City of Toronto Open Data Portal
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