Programming and Data for Policymakers
(EV)olve Boston is the work of four Harvard Kennedy School students as the culmination of a two-week class during January 2020, “Programming and Data for Policymakers” with Dhrumil Mehta. None of us had web development or significant data visualization experience at the beginning of the course, and we learned a great deal through using Agile principles and Scrum to collaboratively work on GitHub and build this website with HTML, CSS, Javascript, and D3 data visualizations.
Acknowledgements
We would like to thank the team at Recharge Boston for their terrific resources on electric vehicle expansion in Boston and their hard work to reduce emissions and help the City meet its Climate Action Plan goals.
Koshi Murakoshi
Koshi is a first-year Master in Public Administration student at the Harvard Kennedy School. He is an official in the government of Japan, with experience in education and technology policy. He plans to utilize technology to contribute to global sustainability.
Christine Peterson
Christine Peterson is a Master of Public Policy candidate at the Harvard Kennedy School. Prior to HKS, Christine worked as an actuary for Allstate for several years and developed programming and modeling skills. She is interested in gender issues, economic development, and urban planning, and intends to work in city or state government in the future.
Adam Staveski
Adam Staveski is a Master of Public Policy candidate at the Harvard Kennedy School. He is passionate about state and local government issues and one day hopes to build a career in municipal government. Prior to HKS, Adam worked as an Assistant Analyst at the Congressional Budget Office where he honed his data analysis skills working on issues pertaining to tariffs, trade, and labor markets.
Rees Sweeney-Taylor
Rees Sweeney-Taylor is a Master in Public Policy candidate at Harvard Kennedy School. Prior to HKS, he directed a mindfulness non-profit in Berkeley, California, with a focus on leadership training and organizational culture. At HKS, he is studying energy systems and climate change, and after graduation, he plans to work with teams to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and help solve the climate crisis.
