Civic Signal
Turn everyday life into a civic signal.
Everyday experiences → resident-verified needs → a clearer picture for representatives.
The problem, from two ends
Getting help from local government means recognizing that government can help, finding the right office, formulating the need, making contact, following up. High effort, uncertain payoff. And for people raised to stay quiet, the barrier isn't only procedural — it's permission.
Offices have to serve everyone, but every signal they receive is shaped by who speaks up. Surveys, community organizations and town halls over-represent the vocal minority and the people with time to participate. Data from brokers and third-party services carries accuracy problems and reflects only what was already public. Either way, most of the community stays invisible.
The concept
Fix the resident side — make articulating a need nearly effortless, and consent-driven — and you produce the missing, more accurate data for the representative side.
See how information you already have could become a clear request for your local representative — with you in control.
Where it is now
We're asking people how they actually deal with their local government — what they did, and what got in the way. It takes 5–10 minutes.