Mayor Announces New App to Report Potholes, Graffiti and More

Sick of that pothole on your street? See some graffitti in your neighborhood?

Mayor Gary Christenson unveiled a new way for residents to report these problems and track the city's response Thursday: a mobile app. 

The free program, called Commonwealth Connect, will give residents the ability to report "quality of life" issues in Malden through their Android or Apple smartphones. 

Residents can report "quality of life" issues, including: potholes, streetlights, graffiti, unshoveled sidewalks, plowing/sanding, damaged signs and more. 

The program, made available to the public Thursday, is availabe in the Apple App Store and Android's Google Play. 

Christenson said the city received a three year grant to fund the program. 

Originally created for the city of Boston, Malden is one of only six cities part of the app's pilot expansion project. 29 other communities will receive the app later this year. 

Boston Mayor Tom Menino said that the app has "empowered residents, improved our neighborhoods and helped us delivery services that are not only more efficient but also more engaging." 

Want to try it out? Download the app for Android here, and for your iPhone here.