The neighborhood of El Rinconcillo has accumulated decades of broken promises, while unpaved streets, deficient sanitation systems, and a worrying lack of security become the daily reality for its residents. Despite its tourist and cultural potential, the area remains relegated to a secondary role by local authorities, who look the other way while other areas of the city receive investments. Patience is running out, and the community demands a comprehensive plan to end this neglect.
Urban technology: the sensor that ignores neighborhood complaints 🤖
While other cities implement IoT sensors to monitor road conditions or water quality, in El Rinconcillo the most advanced technology remains the neighborhood WhatsApp group to report potholes and blockages. The lack of digitalization in municipal management prevents real-time tracking of incidents. A complaint geolocation system, combined with a participatory budget on blockchain, would allow prioritizing the most urgent works and auditing their execution. Without that technical transparency, the neighborhood will continue to be a blind spot on the city map.
The comprehensive plan: that meme that never materializes 😅
Every four years, some politician discovers El Rinconcillo during the campaign and promises a comprehensive plan. Then, the plan becomes a PDF document that sleeps in a drawer, while residents continue dodging puddles that look like municipal swimming pools. If they at least put a camera on the potholes, we could sell the broadcasting rights as a reality show. But no, here we are, waiting for the next mayor to get lost on the way to the port and discover that this neighborhood also exists.