2010 - 2011 News

- Bike Month Event planning will begin as we move closer towards May which is National Bike Month!

- One of APPT’s many goals is to be a voice for the walking and biking community and help bridge the communication gap between local government agencies and the public. Including, assisting the local agencies to identify new hazards and safety issues, becoming more being proactive in the repair process. APPT intends to build a working alliance between government and community to better meet all of our transportation safety needs and concerns. We have joined the SeeClickFix organization and integrated a Hazard reporting interface into the APPT website so citizens in our community have access to this powerful resource. The APPT Hazard Map and reporting function is somewhat automated, for now we (APPT and/or the users) are still required to initially report each hazard and then follow up on reported hazards to the responsible repair agency. Repair agencies will be able to report progress as well, including repair status, projected repair time, any issue relating to the reported hazard.

The SeeClickFix interface is designed that:

• Citizens can report issues on the go, and set up watch areas to monitor their block (aka "eyes on the street").
• Neighborhood groups and advocates follow reports of blocked bike lanes, sidewalks and roadways in need of repair, obstacles in roadways, etc.
• Allows government and agencies to watch and monitor for potholes and cracked sidewalks, safety issues, etc.
• Citizens vote on neighborhood issues, or promote more efficient community governance by instantly forwarding them to a person who might be able to help.
• Neighborhood groups, elected officials and advocates monitor key issues, and publicly propose solutions on how to resolve them.
• Governments and other entities responsible for the public space (such as utilities and property owners) become more accountable to the public by acknowledging problems and providing effective communication about solutions