A new web site lets you track neighborhood problems on an interactive map.
Ben Berkowitz, designer of SeeClickFix.com, sent in the following description:
Together we can fix the world…one pot hole at a time.
Seeclickfix is neighborhood block watch for the 21’st century.
Created by some New Haveners wanting to make a difference at home and abroad it is a way to improve the lines of communication between citizens and those responsible for maintaining the public space.
What to do: Report all of the potholes, graffiti, flooding, traffic concerns, safety issues, etc. that you see around you on Web 311 [the city’s web-based complaint hotline].
Then map it on the SeeClickFix map so your entire neighborhood can identify problems together.
SeeClickFix has the potential for creating global civic engagement and we want it to start right here at home in New Haven.”
The tool has just been improved with an added component just for State Street Merchants — click here to check it out.
I saw someone posted a "drug traffic" spot on the map. Now there's a thought...much more destructive than potholes or graffiti!