Huntington Beach may be the latest city to activate their citizens like never before with their MyHB mobile app. City officials discovered that 40% of traffic to the city’s website was from mobile devices. Now with features like Government, Beach Information, Experience HB, City News, Upcoming Events, and Services, citizens will quickly realize it easier than in the past to stay linked with their city with only a couple of taps on the smart phone.
Residents and visitors alike is now able to find information about facilities, libraries, points-of-interest as well as the over 100 parks, as well as information, phone numbers, maps and directions, in addition to gain access to city council agendas. They are able to stay informed and up-to-date on the latest happenings and upcoming events through the City News and Upcoming Events sections. The status of requested permits can be checked from the app while using permit number, APN or property address. Beach Info is one of the most visited an eye on the city’s website. Now surfers and beach goers will discover beach conditions with some taps from the Report Issue App. Beach and surf conditions supplied by Surfline are fed into the app daily at 7:05am. Additional features and processes will periodically be added in.
Month after month, the town will feature a special tab to spotlight an event or service which is unique fot it month. Dynamic information will probably be time sensitive and ever-changing as events come and go. The very first such event would be the city’s upcoming airshow. The app is launching with functionality in promoting the airshow, providing all pertinent event information and including an FAQ section. Available too, will probably be parking information, and Uber and Lyft drop-off and pick-up locations. Citizens should be able to report issues and incidents relating to the airshow which will be received, tracked, and resolved by police and city officials, dependant upon issue type. Your data collected will probably be valuable not only to handle the issues as is also reported but to further improve upon citizen experience for many future events.
Keep an eye out for your capacity to Report an Issue through the app, because the city intends to replace their current issue reporting provider with all the MyCivic RAI following the new year.
For details about Report Issue App see this popular web page