In the Burj Hammoud neighborhood, in Beirut, on Sept. 1, 2016. (Credit: Anwar Amro/AFP Archives)
"Huge pothole in Sin al-Fil," "garbage on the road" in Baalbeck, "rats" in Ramlet al-Baida: problems on Lebanon’s roads that affect the safety of both pedestrians and drivers rarely receive answers from the authorities. This is where Baladi Map comes in — a new online platform founded by engineer Roy Bou Nassif that relies on data collected by citizens as a tool to put pressure on municipalities.Baladi Map was launched to allow Lebanese people to document issues within their municipalities and to function as a public and collaborative register. Power outages, noisy or non-compliant generators, inadequate waste collection, water cuts or leaks, blocked sidewalks, damaged roads: the platform covers all municipal responsibilities and "turns a complaint, which risked falling into oblivion, into permanent...
"Huge pothole in Sin al-Fil," "garbage on the road" in Baalbeck, "rats" in Ramlet al-Baida: problems on Lebanon’s roads that affect the safety of both pedestrians and drivers rarely receive answers from the authorities. This is where Baladi Map comes in — a new online platform founded by engineer Roy Bou Nassif that relies on data collected by citizens as a tool to put pressure on municipalities.Baladi Map was launched to allow Lebanese people to document issues within their municipalities and to function as a public and collaborative register. Power outages, noisy or non-compliant generators, inadequate waste collection, water cuts or leaks, blocked sidewalks, damaged roads: the platform covers all municipal responsibilities and "turns a complaint, which risked falling into oblivion, into...
