New web app asks users to help City monitor local bike rack inventory

CINCINNATI -- The City of Cincinnati has launched a new web app that allows residents and visitors to help the City update its bicycle rack inventory. Users simply click the map, snap a picture of the bicycle rack and upload the picture, giving the City valuable information on the maintenance needs of the rack. 

The web app can be accessed at http://cagisonline.hamilton-co.org/dotebikeracksurvey/.

The City is launching the web app in conjunction with Bike Month, which is celebrated in May of each year.

“This new web app is a great way for citizens to get involved and help make our community more bicycle friendly,” said Michael Moore, director of the Department of Transportation and Engineering. 

The bike rack inventory web app is the latest way the City is using new technologies to enhance customer service. Other recent initiatives include the Fix it Cincy! mobile app, pay-by-phone parking options at City meters, the Cincinnati Open Data and CincyInsights portals, and the creation of the Office of Performance & Data Analytics.