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Which Fall River streets are still unplowed? This website can help

Over 1,000 named streets. Over 270 miles of pavement. All of it covered in 30-plus inches of snow.

 

Matt Medeiros, a digital media developer and marketing consultant, is one of the tens of thousands of people in Fall River whose street remains unplowed three days after a catastrophic blizzard.

 

Rather than get irritable online, Medeiros did something positive about it. He built frplowed.cc, a website that uses crowdsourced data to show residents — and city officials — which streets need attention.

 

Since it’s been live, the site has gone viral, getting notice from the Fall River Police Department and even the city government. As of 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, the page has received more than 11,000 votes and more than 55,000 site visits.

 

See more at heraldnews.com.

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