Knight News Challenge Round 2: The Mapping L.A. API

Knight News Challenge Round 2: The Mapping L.A. APInewschallenge:

What do you propose to do? [20 words] To collect and publish data about Los Angeles in a simple API aimed at powering a new generation of civic-minded applications.
How will your project make data more useful? [50 words] L.A. is a mess. With 10 million people clustered in 88…