The Metropolis

The new city hall data site is a useful start

Mike Pollitt | Thursday 30 August, 2012 12:33

The GLA London data dashboard
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Exciting times for people who are interested in civic data. Which, surely, is everyone.

The GLA have unveiled a new dashboard which they promise will be an intuitive portal into the latest, regularly updated city data.

It’s in its early stages but the avowed aim is to combine London stats from the GLA, office of National Statistics, Government Departments, and so on, in one easily accessible place.

You can then click through to see nicely presented graphs like this one, showing recycling rates in London lagging behind the rest of England:

See, we’ve learnt something already.

The site will need scrutiny to make sure it delivers on the promise, and that the data provided is accurate and fair. But if you’re at all interested in how the city is actually functioning then this resource is an undoubted step forward. So yay.

GLA – Data Dashboard

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