What if the City of Raleigh had “an app for that”

It’s no secret that the web and mobile apps have made our lives more convenient.  From banking to maps to the totally unnecessary but fun apps like Ocarina – many people can’t imagine their life without internet access or apps.  So what’s missing?  Why doesn’t Raleigh have more apps?

Think about what bothers you most about your neighborhood.  Have you done anything about it?  Why not?

Stick with me here.

When most people think of government, they think bureaucracy and politics.  At the city level, they pick up your trash, clean up your parks, maintain the sidewalks, and all the things that you encounter on a weekly, if not, daily basis.

So what if those little things could be made easier?  When things DO go wrong, wouldn’t it be so much easier to “have an app for that?”  Going back to why you probably haven’t attempted to solve what bothers you – we’re hoping to find ways to make solving those problems easier through more open government.

Let’s walk through a typical day and you’ll see what I’m talking about.

Jump over to Downtown Raleigh Digs for the rest of the article.