Technology for Advocacy: Apps for reporting issues in the Built Environment
Rachel Blatt
Wed Feb 1, 06-07:30pm, 32-155
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Ever complained about overflowing trash bins, broken sidewalks, potholes? There’s an app for that!
Join us for a panel discussion with representatives from three organizations that help citizens report issues in the built environment to the appropriate authorities. They’ll talk about the technologies they have developed and the ways that smart phones are changing how citizens interact with governments.
See Click Fix – a New Haven based start-up that works with municipalities large and small and community organizations to collect reports from citizens.
The Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics, Boston – this unique branch of the city government is tasked with developing innovative ways of engaging constituents.
Talk to the T – the MBTA launched their Talk to the T campaign and app over the summer to facilitate reporting on MBTA property.
This event is hosted by the Department of Urban Studies and Planning, organized by WalkBoston, and co-sponsored by the Institute for Human Centered Design.
Contact: Rachel Blatt, rb2472@mit.edu
Sponsor: Urban Studies and Planning
Latest update: 29-Dec-2011
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