Philadelphia, you now have an online resource to find out all the members of the often obscure boards and commissions that wield power and influence around the city.
Following up on its Philadelphia tax digest, the It’s Our Money team from the Daily News and WHYY have launched, in partnership with the Fels Institute and with funding from JLab, the Philadelphia Power Map. [Full Disclosure: JLab funds Technically Philly’s Broadband 2035 project.]
The Philadelphia Power Map lets users click through to find information on 29 boards and the members on those boards that have significant impact.
Check it out here.
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