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17 Comments

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   From Jason C.:

   *takes picture of neighbor’s house, types “dangerous, eyesore,” hits ‘send’*

   January 29, 2013 at 12:12 pm
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   From Txcon:

   Rec above for comment of the day

   January 29, 2013 at 12:20 pm
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   From skooljunkie:

   My phone battery is going to die before I even make it out of the neighborhood.

   January 29, 2013 at 12:21 pm
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   From jp:

   Hooray, now you can send a picture that the city can ignore and not act upon.

   January 29, 2013 at 12:31 pm
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   From Cody:

   Actually I’ve found 311 to be pretty good / helpful. It’s abused by armchair warriors but I don’t know how that would be avoidable.

   January 29, 2013 at 12:46 pm
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   From JB3:

   Can this app also be used to report mistimed redlights that generate gridlock? Memorial westbound at 610 is a joke every morning.

   January 29, 2013 at 12:47 pm
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   From JB3:

   I guess I should have read the full article before asking. This is good news if the city actually acts on this stuff.

   January 29, 2013 at 12:55 pm
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   From Practically_Yours:

   > One of your neighbor’s free-range hens clucking the ever-loving night away?

   If the chickens are clucking at night it may be a fox/possum/rat/cat/raccoon in the henhouse. Chickens go to sleep in the dark, practically instantly. Just saying – it won’t be clucking long, RIP.

   January 29, 2013 at 1:10 pm
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   From miss_msry:

   Lay off the Hens!!! They are NOT the problem. It’s those frigging Roosters!!!

   January 29, 2013 at 1:30 pm
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    From JD:

    I haven’t dug too much into the app, but I love the ability to upload a picture. Sometimes it is hard to put into words what the issue is without writing a novel (especially if it is Neighborhood Protection-related). With that said, I hope that the city is prepared for the substantial increase in reports coming in. If the various departments aren’t responsive, then this great use of technology will quickly give the city a black eye (i.e, don’t put it out there if resources aren’t available to fix the issues).

    January 29, 2013 at 1:57 pm
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    From Fernando:

    SeeClickFix has been offering this for a long time…and it does send stuff to 311. I’ve posted lots of broken sidewalks, overgrown bushes, etc. to their iOs app. That said, it doesn’t mean the city will actually fix any of it, but at least the know about the problems. Looks like I should d/l this app as well…

    January 29, 2013 at 2:34 pm
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    From toasty:

    didn’t see this mentioned in either article, but the app is called “houston 311″ and is made by a company called “SeeClickFix”

    January 29, 2013 at 2:53 pm
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    From GoogleMaster:

    I’ve had good luck with responsiveness when reporting street light outages with the 311 website. Maybe it helps that I (a) report several lights in the same block at the same time, and (b) use the street light ID number when reporting.

    This app will make it easier to report random stuff. No more trying to find a street address.

    January 29, 2013 at 5:02 pm
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    From Dave:

    Nosy snitching neighbors taken to a whole ‘nother level.

    January 29, 2013 at 5:08 pm
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    From passing by:

    there is a serious alignment jarring pot hole on woodway near sage.. i am going there tomorrow to photograph and send.

    January 29, 2013 at 7:37 pm
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    From anon22:

    What, no GPS? Well maybe the pictures are geotagged. I personally love ideas like these.

    January 29, 2013 at 11:13 pm
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    From Chris Newport:

    Here is a link to the press conference in full, includes demonstration of Service Request app submission and the new http://www.houston311.org Service Request Map Tool.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3UK2OtJeQg

    January 30, 2013 at 11:05 am