Leave No Pothole Unfilled
Back on March 19th, Seattle declared war on potholes. (Exactly one week after we submitted a little policy paper on the topic, so draw your own conclusions.)
We noticed on the Pothole Snitch page that they try for a 48-hour turnaround on fixes, and got curious about how they do. Since reporting a pothole is as easy as walking down a Capitol Hill street, we gave up one over by Cal Anderson park, in front of Vivace. And then we waited. Seven business days later, we bicycled by and saw men at work (pictured). However, we aren't going to ding them too much on the delay because it was snowing for a good portion of last week, and we suspect snow and pothole repair don't go together.
Our point is, the work is getting done, so if you see a pothole, report it. (You can also report damaged street signs, lights, and sidewalks.) Try it. A side effect is a weird feeling of empowerment. Now we just need need Metro to wake up to the joys of citizen input.
