Closer Look: Super Bowl LIII Business Connect; Combating Community Blight with SeeClickFix; And More

Tuesday on “Closer Look with Rose Scott”:

• 0:00: Rose Scott gives an update on the impact of yesterday’s severe weather. Also, a look at Senate Bill 452, which would require local law enforcement if they learn a suspect is in the country illegally.
• 4:27: SeeClickFix is a new app designed to fight blight and enhance communities. The app helps to inform the city of code violations for quicker turnaround. New Atlanta City Councilmember Dustin Hillis is a fan. His district has started to use the app to more speedily combat blight in the area. We talk with Councilmember Hillis; Ben Berkowitz, CEO and Founder of SeeClickFix; and Chris Norman with the Atlanta Land Bank Authority.
• 24:58: Last week, the city published its first annual bicycle report. It shows that Atlanta doubled its bike space in the last five years. The report also lays out future goals and initiatives to make Atlanta more bike-able. But many communities in Atlanta still don’t have access to trails or the bike share program. What is the city doing to make bike culture accessible to the Westside and other communities? We speak with Becky Katz, the city’s Chief Bicycle Officer; Chris McIntosh, a Department of City Planning graduate student researcher from Georgia Tech; Timberley Jones with Relay Bike Share; and Zahra Ala with Red Bike and Green.
• 43:55: The Super Bowl is coming to Mercedes-Benz stadium in Atlanta next year. And with it, opportunities for local businesses. We’ll learn how the NFL is working to create networking and development for minority, woman, veteran, and LGBT-owned businesses in the Atlanta area. We hear from B.J. Waymer, who leads the Super Bowl Business Connect initiative for the NFL.