adopt-a-hydrant
A web application that allows citizens to claim responsibility for maintaining civic infrastructure like fire hydrants after snowfall.
What is adopt-a-hydrant?
Adopt-a-Hydrant is a web application that enables citizens to adopt and maintain civic infrastructure like fire hydrants. It solves the problem of municipal resource constraints by crowdsourcing maintenance tasks such as shoveling snow from hydrants after winter storms. The platform facilitates community engagement and improves public safety through distributed responsibility.
Municipal governments, civic technologists, and community organizations looking to implement crowdsourced maintenance programs for public infrastructure.
It provides a ready-to-deploy, open-source solution specifically designed for civic infrastructure adoption, reducing development costs for municipalities. The platform emphasizes simplicity and community collaboration over complex enterprise systems.
Overview
A web application that allows citizens to "adopt" civic infrastructure, such as fire hydrants that need to be shoveled out after it snows.
Use Cases
Best For
- Municipalities needing a snow hydrant adoption program
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