Chicago's decisions should be easier to inspect.
A city contract should tell residents what is being purchased, who is responsible, what it costs, and what delivery is expected. Public access is useful when people can actually find and understand the information.
What I will work to change.
I will push for a searchable contract and spending index, clear ownership of major projects, and a public view of records-request progress. The information should be organized around the questions residents ask, with privacy protections for information that should not be disclosed.
- Publish a searchable index of city contracts and spending.
- Track public-records requests and response times in public.
- Give major projects a named owner, a timeline, and a progress report.
Where the work starts.
Start by identifying what is already public, what is hard to find, and where requests stall. Publish that starting point. Then make a focused improvement people can use and report whether access and response times improve.
Measure it in public.
Contract visibility · Records response times · Project delivery
The point of measurement is to make the next decision better. Publish the starting point, report the change, and let residents see whether their experience improves. If a process is still failing people, explain what will change next.
Your experience belongs in the plan.
Tell me about the problem you have encountered, where it happened, and what a useful response would look like. A clear description of daily life can reveal what a citywide dashboard misses.
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