Last week, thanks to the efforts of Michael O’Brien, we heard from HandUp, RideScout and CityScan about what they are doing to make cities better. These companies are making it easier to help the homeless, helping you get from place to place and saving cities money. Check out what they had to say.
#SmartCities
Our webinar MC, Michael O’Brien, kicked off the webinar by introducing us to each of the companies. In the fast-moving webinar each company had about 10 minutes to present and then the floor was opened up for questions. Each speaker was engaging and filled their 10 minutes with all the information they could.
HandUp collects money for the homeless by giving them a platform to tell their story and explain their goals. Donors can see where their money goes. Currently operating in San Francisco, Rose Broome said HandUp is looking to expand to other cities. Connect with Rose: Twitter & LinkedIn.
CityScan allows cities to manage and inventory their assets through a unique scanning process. Orlando Saez explained the technical service in an understandable way. CityScan can track items like telephone poles and manholes, and measure blight in neighborhoods. Connect with Orlando: Twitter & LinkedIn.
RideScout is acting as a collector of all the different transportation apps and services so people can go to one place to figure out how to get somewhere. Joseph Kopser said that people don’t want a bunch of apps on their phones and RideScout means you only need one. Connect with Joseph: Twitter & LinkedIn.
Watch the Webinar: Smart Cities
The Takeaways
Join me at noon EST for a great panel – @CityScanInc, @HandUp & @ridescout talk about “Smart Cities” w/ @ELGL50 http://t.co/5z5UJuHxzt
— Michael O’Brien (@mob_advocacy) July 31, 2014
Excited to join the @mob_advocacy @ELGL50 #SmartCities panel with our @1776DC Challenge Cup Alumni @HandUp & @RideScout
— CityScan (@CityScanInc) July 31, 2014
The questions @CityScanInc asks #SmartCities pic.twitter.com/GrxvP5o5Mw
— ELGL (@ELGL50) July 31, 2014
Love learning about @CityScanInc at @ELGL50 webinar with @mob_advocacy pic.twitter.com/creZfxKGlZ
— Kent Wyatt (@kwyatt23) July 31, 2014
.@cityscaninc can scan anything down to 2 cm #SmartCities pic.twitter.com/owQHfPzasv
— Ben Kittelson (@benkittelson56) July 31, 2014
Cool details on @CityScanInc. pic.twitter.com/i3klSWP0NE
— ELGL (@ELGL50) July 31, 2014
Member profiles on @HandUp give people a chance to tell their story #smartcities pic.twitter.com/WwHdrmNoiA
— ELGL (@ELGL50) July 31, 2014
People want to help the homeless but don’t know how, that’s where @HandUp comes in #SmartCities pic.twitter.com/cIDa9OtB3M
— Ben Kittelson (@benkittelson56) July 31, 2014
Shared challenges between #localgov and non-profit. Telling the story and facilitating meaningful action. #smartcities @HandUp
— Midwest ELGL (@MidwestELGL) July 31, 2014
How @HandUp makes a difference in communities #SmartCities pic.twitter.com/94OJksrlgK
— ELGL (@ELGL50) July 31, 2014
#Millennial‘s don’t want to sit in cars by themselves. #SmartCities @ridescout
— Midwest ELGL (@MidwestELGL) July 31, 2014
“Driving has become a distraction from texting, not the other way around.” @ridescout #SmartCities
— ELGL (@ELGL50) July 31, 2014
The shift of owning to sharing #SmartCities @ridescout pic.twitter.com/sPosTPmnC4
— Ben Kittelson (@benkittelson56) July 31, 2014
Using tech to connect people with multiple services and markets. #localgov #ppp @ridescout #smartcities pic.twitter.com/bFlRE0Adgv
— Ben McCready (@BenMcCready1) July 31, 2014
Portland and @trimet held up by @ridescout as example of those doing it right in transit #SmartCities
— ELGL (@ELGL50) July 31, 2014
Reducing crime and improving infrastructure is what gets @CityScanInc up in the morning #SmartCities
— Ben Kittelson (@benkittelson56) July 31, 2014
What is @CityScanInc? “Inspector on steroids” #PagingBarryBonds #ELGL pic.twitter.com/uxqb2H9ZZ5
— Kent Wyatt (@kwyatt23) July 31, 2014
We’re “nerding” out on types of parking, thanks to @ridescout. #smartcities pic.twitter.com/j4Ef4mV1ib
— ELGL (@ELGL50) July 31, 2014
.@ridescout is bringing precision to transportation from traveling to parking. #elgl pic.twitter.com/KWR971p5Ud
— Kent Wyatt (@kwyatt23) July 31, 2014
“I’m not anti car, I’m anti stopped car on the freeway. It’s about keeping people moving.” @ridescout #SmartCities
— Ben Kittelson (@benkittelson56) July 31, 2014
Feeling a little inadequate after hearing about the work of @ridescout @HandUp and @CityScanInc. H/T @mob_advocacy #ELGL
— Kent Wyatt (@kwyatt23) July 31, 2014