Building connections July 9, 2008

Over the last 2 years, a significant number of neighborhood and place-based websites have sprung up. Many of which serve as information and communication hubs in their respective communities. By going to these sites and selecting a ‘tag’ on the far column such as’public safety’, ‘neighborhood safety’, ‘crime’, ‘police’, etc., we can see all of the posts, opinions, and conversations surrounding public safety of other groups in Pittsburgh - what are the public safety issues that our neighbors are talking about, do they have any hotspots, and even, what strategies are they using to solve them? Two such places are the blog for the 15211 zipcode and also the Pittsburgh Dish.