App Idea

[Peter Welte]

One possibly fun idea, sort of related to what we're already doing with the crosswalk inventory:

Imagine turning this PDF into a mobile app.

http://www.walkableamerica.org/walkingchecklist.pdf

I'm envisioning 'gamifying' it as well, where you'd get 'points' based on feedback (which you could give via the app after walking somewhere).  You'd tell the app, "I walked!" [get points], then it'd ask how your walk went [get points for every category of feedback, e.g. a point for answering 'did you have room?' and one for 'Was crossing easy?']. Finally, it'd give you double points for taking some action to improve the situation [Send a note to the engineering dept. or call the city council office.]

On top of that, you could take photos of the problem areas, and submit those as well, and we could create a web app with a map of all the checklist responses and photos.  Between that and getting people to notify the government about a problem, this would hopefully be a really useful advocacy app.

Curious what people think of the idea, and if anyone knows of any revenue stream that could pay for the development of it (assuming it isn't a terrible idea).

~ P

[Cone, Paul]

If citizen reporting of sidewalk problems could be done in the right way it could be worked into the existing PDX Reporter app.  I know that there was some City employees who were pulling their hair out at the fast-tracked initial launch of that app.  If the data collection and reporting is not done in a way that is efficient throughout the process then they'll do it the old-fashioned way (i.e. take reports by phone).  Do it right though and the revenue stream is increased efficiency and saving tax dollars.

 

Paul

 

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[Don Baack]

The Pedestrian Advisory Committee is taking steps to have the existing PDX reporter be used to report all PBOT and BDS pedestrian walking issues including vegetation issues on streets without sidewalks.  

Scott Kocher and I are leading the effort, and we expect to have a beta available for testing this summer.  We shall see.  

Don Baack

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