[rahulnair23]

Fascinating and insightful article. I would still consider some cases where information is useful.

(a) There are some really interesting community-based initiatives where urban dashboards add value albeit still data-driven. Instead of using Baltimore's CityStats I would consider the Neighborhood Vital Signs indicators [1] as a good example of quality of life indicators.

(b) The dashboard performs a huge role, when considering that information in city governments exist in silos. There was a time when one transport department didn't know what another was doing. It still happens (e.g. Fire agencies not knowing that the metro power was turn off for a good 40 minutes [2]).

[1]http://bniajfi.org [2] http://mayor.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/mayormb/pub...