Social Apps for Transport

Andrew  Nash  GreenCityStreets.com    October  9,  2013  

 

1.  Why?  

We  know  about  sustainable  transport.  

Residents  …    …  know  their  neighborhood.  …  provide  poliHcal  support.  …  have  creaHve  ideas.  …  are  willing  to  do  things.  …  care.  

Social  apps  link:    

Users   Producers  

Residents   Agencies  

2.  How?  

Inform  Inform  +  Consult  Inform  +  Consult  +  Collaborate  

In  reality:  a  conHnuum.  

StarHng  from:      -­‐  StaHc  web  pages.    -­‐  Facebook  pages.    -­‐  YouTube  channels.    -­‐  TwiTer.  

Leading  to:    -­‐  ReporHng  apps.  -­‐  Discussion  apps.  -­‐  EducaHonal  apps.  -­‐  AcHon  apps.  

ReporHng  

Discussion  

San  Francisco  Mind  Mixer  website  

GreenCityStreets  …  Facebook-­‐based  collaboraHon  app  

Shareabouts  ...  Brooklyn  pedestrian  safety  (OpenPlans)  

Add  GPS  

TrafficCheck  –  Illustrates  mobile  phone  repor7ng  system.    h;p://www.trafficcheck.at/  

Add  crowd  sourced  sensors  

Air Quality Egg

Add  support  

BusMeister  …  public  transport  game  

Community  PlanIT  …  game  based  parHcipaHon  process  

Grr-­‐Grr-­‐Bike  …  engagement  game  

Plan-­‐in-­‐a-­‐box  …  …  tools  for  creaHng  interacHve  planning  applicaHons.  

A  key  part  of  customized  reporHng  apps  are  back-­‐end  analysis  and  tracking  systems.    Example:  Verbeterdebuurt,  Netherlands  

1.  Why?  

Data  is  the  future.    If  we  have  the  data,  we  have  the  power.