Cultural Pass is a community initiative providing free summer access to over 140 cultural venues across Greater Louisville and Southern Indiana since 2014. To modernize and expand its reach, Cultural Pass partnered with ProCoders to develop a user-friendly, cross-platform mobile app that replaces traditional paper-based processes.
Since 2014, the Cultural Pass program has enriched the lives of thousands of families by granting young people (ages 0–21) free summer admission to art, science, and heritage venues across Greater Louisville and Southern Indiana.
Traditionally, participants had to physically collect paper passports from libraries and manually track event stamps, schedules, and attendance. This process limited accessibility and placed a significant burden on both participants and organizers.
To amplify the program’s impact, Cultural Pass needed to digitize the entire experience, delivering a frictionless, scalable mobile solution capable of:
Recognizing the critical importance of summer, the sole operational season for Cultural Pass, ProCoders faced clear deadlines to deliver the mobile platform in time.
The client approached ProCoders with completed designs for both the user interface and administrative backend, seeking a reliable, user-centric solution within a reasonable budget.
To meet these ambitious objectives efficiently, ProCoders swiftly assembled a dedicated team comprising:
ProCoders utilized the fully prepared client designs to rapidly assess and estimate the scope.
Given the project requirements, a cross-platform approach was the logical solution. Ionic was chosen for its excellent capability to seamlessly integrate native device functionalities, such as push notifications, significantly enhancing the user experience. Additionally, Vue.js provided efficient front-end responsiveness, while Laravel and PostgreSQL offered robust backend stability and scalable data management.
The inclusion of Mapbox further ensured intuitive, accurate navigation and event location functionality.
To accommodate diverse user needs, three distinct roles were defined:
The application delivered multiple intuitive features, enhancing user engagement and ease-of-use:
Additionally, a special Senior Pass program was included, offering tailored event options for older community members, thereby broadening community inclusion.
Upon its timely launch, Cultural Pass achieved significant milestones:
By transitioning a cherished community program from manual processes to an intuitive mobile platform, ProCoders empowered Cultural Pass to substantially broaden its reach and efficiency.
Participants now enjoy an effortless, accessible cultural experience, while organizers leverage precise, real-time data to showcase community impact, solidifying Cultural Pass’s continued growth and sustainability.
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