This street design app helps create safer communities by getting input from children. Based in Oslo, this Traffic Agent app asks students to report on the state of the Norwegian city's streets -- the positive and the negative. Also called Trafikkagenten, the smartphone application focuses on school age kids and their route to and from school.
Focusing specifically on safe street design, the mobile reporting solution assigns every young user a secret agent number, giving them a fun and engaging way to participate. The gamified approach makes logging street conditions more fun, also adding a competition aspect to the app. The Traffic Agent team is working closely with schools and parents. It was also developed by the Agency of Urban Environment, the Norway Center for Transport Research and the Oslo City Teaching Agency.
Why This Trend Is Growing
- Gamified Reporting
- Opportunity for businesses to develop gamified mobile reporting solutions that engage users and make otherwise mundane tasks more fun.
- Youth Engagement
- Opportunity for businesses to create apps and platforms that empower and involve children in important community initiatives like street design.
- Collaborative City Planning
- Opportunity for businesses to leverage technology and collaboration with schools, parents, and government agencies to create safer communities and improve urban environment.
Industries Being Reshaped
- Mobile Applications
- Opportunity for mobile app developers to create innovative solutions that encourage youth participation and civic engagement.
- Urban Planning
- Opportunity for urban planning firms to incorporate input from young people into the design and improvement of city streets, creating safer communities.
- Education
- Opportunity for educational institutions and organizations to collaborate with technology companies in developing apps that serve as educational tools and empower students to be active agents in their communities.
