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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.
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I'm so going to do this.
haha "Rapid Transit Snitch"
HEY! Can we get a subway under here?
Sure, they'll come out and fill your pothole within 48 hours, but their filling doesn't stick around much longer than that.
The Pothole Rangers have been out to fill the colony of potholes under the monorail on 5th ave between Denny and Blanchard at least once every 5-6 weeks for the past 2 years (or longer). Seems to me to be a waste of city funds. I'm not so sure that 48 hour turn around is the best bang for our transportation buck.
ps - don't get a big head, I'm not doubting your influence, but Nickels announced the 48 hour Pothole Ranger program a few years ago.
wowwow: I would love not to have a big head, but genetics has been against it from the start. I absolutely agree about the short-term nature of pothole patches, though. There are plenty of roads that are more patch than road, at this point. I hear they're going to repave 30+ miles of road this year. We'll have to see how much ground that actually covers.