This article reveals an open-source based platform called “Open City Portal” for developing citizen oriented portal especially at the city level. The Open City Portal will help cities all over the world be affordable to develop their own e-Government portals to promote citizens participation and interaction in the e-Development processes. Its features include: A few clicks to create a Portal Framework, Citizen-Centric, Single Windows for every service category, Participatory content development, Interaction with Citizens, Online Application and Tracking System, Result-Oriented Management and Accountability (ROMA) system and E-Participation, Knowledge Sharing among Cities and Focus on Sustainable Urban Regional Initiatives. The article also features the current stage of e-Government in cities, the impediments, what's wrong with e-government strategy and What is the new e-Government strategy for cities that were surveyed during the World Summit on Cities and Local Government on Information Society in Bilbao 2005. In addition, some brief details on Organizations to support the OpenCityPortal, Installation of OpenCityPortal in a country and cities, Benefits of the Government Portal and Recent Trends in Categorization of Government Services in the Portals are also featured with lastly the Call for Advisory Council Members of the Open City Foundation and Institute.