What problems can we solve during Random Hacks of Kindness this weekend?

This weekend, June 4-5, Random Hacks of Kindness will bring together hackers, developers, coders and designers to build at Drexel University, as we told you last month. RSVP here.

This Friday night, at Indy Hall, we want you all to come grab a (free) beer and talk about what we can accomplish — whether you have any development background or not. Free reservation here.

The international weekend hackathon is targeted for practical open source solutions to disaster risk management and climate change adaptation challenges and here in Philadelphia we’re using the recently unveiled resource OpenDataPhilly.org as inspiration. [Full Disclosure: Technically Philly is co-organizing Random Hacks with Drexel PhD student Michael Brennan.]

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Avencia releases Walkshed Philadelphia, also named in Philadelphia 100

Avencia, the neighborhood-specific, data-crazed Callowhill-based geographic analysis and software development firm, released its Walkshed Philadelphia last week.

The online application that gives block-by-block “walkability” calculations for Philadelphia has company in the space, including Walk Score, the Seattle-based national big dog that inspired the locally-focused one. But Avencia’s latest pet project aims to do what it does best, cater to the nuance of Philadelphia.

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