We are happy to announce that ACNC has been selected to develop the Fight Blight Bmore (FBB) App. Thank you to all who submitted proposals for this endeavor. Congratulations ACNC!

Fight Blight Bmore (FBB) is a mobile application (i.e., App) that will provide a tool to identify, report, track blighted properties and to analyze connected data sets. The application will give users guidance on identifying blight and provide information on how blight impacts quality of life and community wellness. Additionally, the mobile system will provide an easy-to-use method to document blighted conditions. After the user documents blight, the mobile system will automatically report conditions to the appropriate parties. The application will also allow users to view and use a variety of analytic tools, as well as follow and update reports of blight.

The basic functionality of the App would allow the end user to tag visible hazard(s) on a picture taken from a mobile device; assess the level of blight utilizing a customized rating scale and pin the blighted site using geolocation utilities. Additionally, the end user(s) will have the capability to report the identified blight to responsible parties from within the tool. The App will allow following report(s) of blight; view blight and related data; and utilizing a variety of analytical tools on those data sets.

There will be a gamification aspect to the tool that encourages users to walk the neighborhood, communicate with neighbors and share personal narratives about property history. FBB is unique because it will bring together original crowd sourced data with existing municipal (ex. 311, Open Baltimore, SDAT) and private (ex. BNIA, BOLD, MRIS) data sources to create information to positively impact blight remediation.

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