Launch data stories

Story bundles from real San Jose records.

Four data-story dashboards turn current public datasets into resident-facing narratives — each opens to real charts (crash trends, service-request mix, permit and urban-forest breakdowns) drawn from City records. The base bid includes three launch data stories; this prototype shows the pattern, the charts, and the source records behind each one.

4

Candidate story bundles

16

Unique linked sources

170

CKAN datasets available

149

GIS layers available

Story evidence export

The generated CSV keeps each launch-story source, source URL, count label, field preview, resident question, and delivery note together for review.

Download story evidence CSV

Review path

  • Open each story detail page to inspect source records before launch.
  • Use source links and counts directly from CKAN and ArcGIS pulls.
  • Confirm final story language with City source owners.

Transportation safety

Safer Streets

Help residents and staff move from crash, traffic, corridor, and closure records to a shared source-backed view.

  • Crash Locations Last Five Years ArcGIS layer - 24,334 records
    Injury SeverityTotal Fatal and Severe InjuriesSafety Corridors Within 50 FeetOBJECTID
    Open Stoa page
  • Vision Zero Safety Corridors ArcGIS layer - 31 records
    OBJECTIDFacility IdentifierInteger IDProject Limits
    Open Stoa page
  • Average Daily Traffic ArcGIS layer - 2,399 records
    OBJECTIDFacility IdentifierInteger IDLatitude
    Open Stoa page
  • Road Closures ArcGIS layer - 7,837 records
    OBJECTIDFacility IdentifierInteger IDProject
    Open Stoa page

A launch story can show the records side by side, link each source, and avoid unsupported causal claims.

Open story detail

Resident services

Service Requests and Cleanup

Connect 311 service request records with illegal-dumping records so residents can find the right public source quickly.

  • 311 Service Request Data CKAN datastore - 88,756 rows
    Incident_IDStatusSourceCategory
    Open Stoa page
  • Illegal Dumping Locations CKAN datastore - 205,139 rows
    XYDATETIMERECEIVEDUTCDATETIMECOMPLETEDUTC
    Open Stoa page
  • Illegal Dumping ArcGIS layer - 240,519 records
    Date Time Received (UTC)Date Time Completed (UTC)Work Order Ref NumOBJECTID
    Open Stoa page

A launch story can use resident language, source links, and direct record counts without turning the portal into a case-management system.

Open story detail

Housing and growth

Affordable Housing and Permits

Bring affordable-housing, planning-permit, and zoning records into one plain-language starting point.

  • Affordable Rental Housing CKAN datastore - 244 rows
    XYOBJECTIDFACILITYID
    Open Stoa page
  • Affordable Rental Housing ArcGIS layer - 251 records
    OBJECTIDFacility IdentifierInteger IDDevelopment Name
    Open Stoa page
  • Last 60-180 days Planning Permits CKAN datastore - 465 rows
    Statusgx_locationASSESSORS_PARCEL_NUMBERZONING
    Open Stoa page
  • Zoning Districts CKAN package - 6 resources
    HTMLArcGIS GeoServices REST APICSVZIP
    Open Stoa page

A launch story can explain which source answers which question while preserving CKAN and ArcGIS as systems of record.

Open story detail

Public realm

Urban Forest and Street Assets

Make tree, bike rack, traffic signal, and pavement records easier to inspect together before a resident files a request.

  • Street Trees ArcGIS layer - 345,489 records
    OBJECTIDFacility IDInteger IDDavey ID
    Open Stoa page
  • Heritage Trees ArcGIS layer - 110 records
    OBJECTIDFacility IDInteger IDSalesforce ID
    Open Stoa page
  • Bike Racks CKAN datastore - 1,066 rows
    XYOBJECTIDRACKID
    Open Stoa page
  • City Owned Traffic Signals ArcGIS layer - 1,286 records
    DPW Intersection IDDOT Intersection IDDOT Intersection Num (Sortable)Primary Ownership Name
    Open Stoa page
  • Pavement Projects Current ArcGIS layer - 1,098 records
    DeferredOBJECTIDFacility IdentifierInteger ID
    Open Stoa page

A launch story can pair maps and record tables with accessible summaries and direct download/API links.

Open story detail