Why would I care well since the GA control panel can give out so much information I have written each of the cities asking for permission to be add to the security of GA with my Gmail account. This task takes less then 5 minutes and should give no private information.
Being in control of GA account for a city I know that is I often wonder is this number average or is there room for improvement seeing other cities gives you a really good idea of usage.
Then it become interest exercise to see how easy or hard it is to get a response from a city website is. I mean in the age of social media this should be the easiest of things.
Here is the letter that I sent to the following cities.
Taking a look at your website I would like to thank you for all the hard work I know has had to go into it. I am doing some research about traffic to city websites and noticed that you used Google Analytics. Understanding that web traffic is public information I would like to make a request that could be answered in a couple different ways.
I would request to be added to the google analytics account with VIEW only rights. so I may do extended research with out having to make each request to your office.
If this is not possible I would ask to be give in PDF form a copy of the main dashboard for your city once a month for the next year.
If that is not possible then a report of web traffic for your city.
Thank You in Advance.
Steven Hagen
NYC http://www.nyc.gov
Philadelphia http://www.phila.gov
San Francisco http://www.sfgov.org
Long Beach CA http://www.longbeach.gov
Cleveland http://www.city.cleveland.oh.us
City of Grand Prairie http://www.gptx.org
Santa Rosa CA http://ci.santa-rosa.ca.us
Fort Collins CO http://www.fcgov.com/ask
Gresham Oregon http://greshamoregon.gov
Houston TX http://www.houstontx.gov
Fort Worth TX http://www.fortworthgov.org
Boston MA http://www.cityofboston.gov
Albuquerque NM http://www.cabq.gov
Tulsa OK http://www.cityoftulsa.org
Corpus Christi http://www.cctexas.com
Plano TX http://plano.gov
Fort Wayne http://www.cityoffortwayne.org
St Petersburg http://www.stpete.org
Lubbock TX http://www.ci.lubbock.tx.us
Boise ID http://www.cityofboise.org
Huntsville AL http://www.hsvcity.com
Chattanooga TN http://www.chattanooga.gov
Salem OR http://www.cityofsalem.net
Naperville Il
Torrance CA http://www.ci.torrance.ca.us
Clarksville TN http://www.cityofclarksville.com
Manchester NH http://www.manchesternh.gov
Berkeley CA http://www.cityofberkeley.info
Rochester CA http://www.rochestermn.gov
Cincinnati OH http://www.cincinnati-oh.gov
Chandler AZ http://www.chandleraz.gov
Las Vegas NV http://www.lasvegasnevada.gov
Ohama NE http://www.co.douglas.ne.us
Providence RI http://www.providenceri.com
Santa Clarita CA
Mc Allen TX http://www.mcallen.net
Carrollton TX http://www.cityofcarrollton.com
Clearwater FL http://www.myclearwater.com
Costa Mesa CA, http://www.ci.costa-mesa.ca.us
Moreno Valley CA, http://www.moreno-valley.ca.us
Greensboro NC, http://www.greensboro-nc.gov
Lincoln NE, http://www.lincoln.ne.gov
Stockton Ca
Saint Louis MO http://stlcin.missouri.org
El Paso TX http://www.ci.el-paso.tx.us
Chicago IL, http://egov.cityofchicago.org
Lewisville KY http://www.cityoflewisville.com
West Jordan http://ci.west-jordan.ut.us
Santa Clara CA http://www.santaclaraca.gov
Thornton CO http://www.cityofthornton.net
Coral Springs FL, http://www.coralsprings.org
Columbia SC
sioux Falls ID http://www.siouxfalls.org
Pittsburgh PA http://www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us
Minneapolis MN http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us
Portland OR http://www.portlandonline.com
Allentown PA http://www.allentownpa.gov
Hartford CN http://www.hartford.gov
Warren MI http://www.cityofwarren.org
Garden Grove CA http://www.ci.garden-grove.ca.us
Glendale CA http://www.ci.glendale.ca.us/
Rochester MN http://www.rochestermn.gov
Miami FL http://www.ci.miami.fl.us
Grand Rapids MI http://www.grcity.us
Santa Ana CA http://www.ci.santa-ana.ca.u
Topeka OK http://www.topeka.org
Mesquite TX http://www.cityofmesquite.com
Costa Meza CA http://www.ci.costa-mesa.ca.us
Denton TX http://www.cityofdenton.com
Athens GA http://www.athensclarkecounty.com
Hayward Ca http://www.hayward-ca.gov
Waterbury CA http://www.waterburyct.org
Independance http://www.ci.independence.mo.us
Killeen TX, http://www.ci.killeen.tx.us
Fullerton CA http://www.cityoffullerton.com
lakewood CA http://www.lakewood.org
Aurora IL http://www.aurora-il.org
Newport News http://www.nngov.com
Orlando FL http://www.cityoforlando.net
Toledo OH http://toledo.oh.gov
Baltimore MD http://baltimorecity.gov
Memphis TN http://www.memphistn.gov/framework.aspx
Austin TX http://www.ci.austin.tx.us
Lowell MA http://www.lowellma.gov
victorville ca http://ci.victorville.ca.us
Roseville CA http://www.roseville.ca.us
Ann Arbor Mi http://www.a2gov.org
Gainesville FL http://www.cityofgainesville.org
Stamford CN http://www.cityofstamford.org
Concord CA http://www.ci.concord.ca.us
Palmdale CA http://www.cityofpalmdale.org
Santa Clarita
Des Moines IW http://www.dmgov.org/contact/index.htm
Modesto CA http://www.modestogov.com
Akron OH http://www.ci.akron.oh.us sent
Madison Wi http://www.cityofmadison.com
City of Colorado Springs http://www.springsgov.com/
Oakland CA http://www.oaklandnet.com
Mesa AZ
Detroit MI
This is really interesting Steven. Something similar is getting underway in thew UK and I blogged about this in part on here https://www.govloop.com/profiles/blogs/uk-google-moves-into-local
Thanks for the comments guys here is an update on the project
https://www.govloop.com/profiles/blogs/7-days-and-a-100-cities