Collaborating Information on Bike Sharing

There's a new trend in public transportation called "Bike Sharing" - discussed in a BusinessWeek article and well-followed by a blog by MetroBike LLC. MetroBike recently blogged about a collaborative spreadsheet started by TransLink (South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority) which is attempting to share information about these Bike Sharing programs across all the cities which provide them. An interesting use case in global collaboration online - with a green tint ;)

Site:	Bike-Sharing by MetroBike
Page/Post:	Online Public Bicycle System Inventory
Spreadsheet:	Public Bicycle System Inventory Spreadsheet

$2 Billion in Investments for Peoria Illinois

Looks like the government of the City of Peoria, IL has begun to use a public blog to share data and information about the city. In particular, there is a post which uses a spreadsheet to outline $2 Billion dollars of investments made, organized in three different ways. While we didn't confirm the source of this blog or the data itself, the profile certainly looks valid... and even if it isn't valid, I figured the idea was good enough to share.

Site:	City of Peoria Economic Development
Page/Post:	$2 Billion in Investment
Spreadsheet:	$2 Billion Invested Spreadsheet