Huntington Beach Goes Live!

Huntington Beach will be the latest city to engage their citizens like never before with their MyHB mobile app. City officials learned that 40% of visitors to the city’s website was from cellular phones. With features like Government, Beach Information, Experience HB, City News, Upcoming Events, and Services, citizens will find it easier than previously to remain linked to their city with just several taps on their smart phone.

Residents and visitors alike are now able to find information about facilities, libraries, points-of-interest as well as the over 100 parks, in addition to information, numbers, maps and directions, along with have accessibility to city council agendas. They are able to stay informed and up-to-date about the latest happenings and upcoming events from the City News and Upcoming Events sections. The status of requested permits could be checked in the app while using the permit number, APN or property address. Beach Information is one of the most visited a record of the city’s website. Now surfers and beach goers can find out beach conditions with a few taps in the Whole City App. Beach and surf conditions given by Surfline are fed in the app daily at 7:05am. Additional features and operations will periodically be added in.
Each month, the location will include a special tab to spotlight a conference or service that’s unique to the next month. Dynamic information will be time sensitive and ever-changing as events appear and disappear. The initial such event may be the city’s upcoming airshow. The app is launching with functionality in promoting the airshow, providing all pertinent event information and including an FAQ section. Also available, will be parking information, and Uber and Lyft drop-off and pick-up locations. Citizens can report issues and incidents regarding the airshow that’ll be received, tracked, and resolved by police and city officials, depending on issue type. Your data collected will be valuable not only to handle the down sides as is also reported but to boost upon citizen experience for all future events.

Keep an eye out to the ability to Report an Issue from the app, because city intends to replace their current issue reporting provider together with the MyCivic RAI following the new year.
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