VIDEO: myPhillyRising App Connects You to Neighborhoods

The myPhillyRising community app is the City of Philadelphia’s attempt at using social networks and mobile technology to encourage community building and engagement. Users can create and join neighborhood events, communicate with neighbors and learn about community resources.

The video below, produced by the Office of Innovation and Technology’s Bruce Martin, is a new introduction to the web application. It is also a tutorial of how it works.  More myPhillyRising “how-to” videos are expected in the future.

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The app is available through the Philly311 app portal and through a regular website. Right now, only certain neighborhoods have designated pages:

• Elmwood
• Frankford
• Haddington
• Hartranft
• Kensington
• Kingsessing
• Lawncrest
• Market East
• North Central
• Penrose
• Point Breeze
• Southeast
• St Hughs
• Strawberry Mansion
• Swampoodle Allegheny West

Here’s what inside the app looks like:

Users can log on using their phone’s mobile browser or the 311 app. No download required.

Users can choose to sign in via Twitter, Facebook or your 311 account to view stories, events, places and resources in their specific area or explore another one.

Explore the area by category and by using a map.

You can view events in your area, submit your own events and even RSVP via the app.

Check out the app itself here.