NYC Planning has developed the Fast Tracker app to allow users to determine whether planned housing projects are eligible for the new citywide Green Fast Track rule. The rule streamlines housing production by allowing projects of a specific typology to simplify the environmental review process, while satisfying state and city environmental standards. The app integrates ESRI Experience Builder with Survey123 and Microsoft Power Automate so users can enter project criteria and determine eligibility under the rule. We will discuss developing the app in tandem with the rule, under a strict timeline and scope. This presentation will focus on how the app was developed, how data was collected, reviewed, and processed for inclusion in the app. We will also talk about how the app and data pipelines are maintained.

This presentation is part of the Open Data @ NYC Planning event series.

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CUNY Tech Prep fellows will demo three projects from their fellowship year:

  • Team Slice Scout (Matthew, Jack, Rei, and Tor) will share their full-stack web application that tracks and categorizes NYC pizza prices, utilizing React, TypeScript, Express.js, and PostgreSQL.
  • Team Subway Surfers (Arihant, Md, and Zara) will share their data science dashboard that visualizes station-specific crime trends across NYC using Python and Streamlit.

  • Additional fellows from across Tech Prep’s Web Development and Data Science tracks will present their insights from a new “Mastering Spreadsheets” lecture that uses Open Data APIs to bring data into Google Sheets.

Moderators and project mentors: Lead Instructor, Dr. Edgardo Molina | Data Science Instructor, Zack DeSario

Open to all who want to 1) meet CUNY entry-level talent and/or 2) learn more about how to use NYC Open Data resources in education and workforce development to help undergraduates land roles in technology.

Learn more about CUNY Tech Prep on our website! cunytechprep.org