Got a West Seattle pothole? Get it on the city’s new map

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Another online upgrade from the City of Seattle: A map to track potholes. They’ve long had an online-reporting form, but now there’s a map to go along with it, just unveiled today. See the map here; see the accompanying information (including weekly status reports) here.

Bonnie February 1, 2011 (3:49 pm)

Can we just put all of 35th on the map?

DP February 1, 2011 (4:30 pm)

News Flash! There are potholes everywhere!
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Does the City really need a Web site to know where “everywhere” is?
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Just go to Google Maps and type in: “Seattle”
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You’ll find it.

skeeter February 1, 2011 (5:09 pm)

Bonnie, 35th is in beautiful condition compared to Delridge!!

Donna February 1, 2011 (5:19 pm)

are they going to reimburse us for buying new tires due to these potholes? If so, put me down for 2

Hmmm February 1, 2011 (5:29 pm)

Seems like every pot hole I see get “repaired” sinks again after enough rain.Admiral way heading east,the giant one that resinks next to chelan cafe,etc.

MargL February 1, 2011 (5:40 pm)

Donna, I just had all four tires replaced on my car. The guy at Les Schwab actually suggested I file a damage claim with the City! They circled all the sidewall bulges with chalk and gave the replaced tires back to me so I could take pictures for a claim..

d February 1, 2011 (6:51 pm)

Wow, MargL. I’m going to have to check mine in the AM.

Not so funny, maybe, but this afternoon I caught two particularly painful holes, one on Roxbury EB about 17th by the curb – holey moley – so dangerous; And the other on 16th SB just north of Roxbury which I’m sure had to have done damage.

We all look like a bunch of drunks swerving around them. I’ve figured out that it’s great when a car is in front of me, cuz then I can just pace myself behind their reconnassaince hole-dodging. That is, if they are paying attention.

enuf with the whining! February 1, 2011 (7:00 pm)

Forget about new tires! I want one of the fancy cars like these people have. You know, the cars without steering wheels. Steering wheels are those old fashioned gizmos that used to allow most people to drive around big holes in the road. Hey wait, here’s a solution, get all the government agencies to pick up litter and fill the potholes with litter! Kill two birds with one stone. No birds were harmed in the making of this post.

lorita February 1, 2011 (7:19 pm)

d- I was thinking of getting a bumper sticker that reads: I AM NOT DRUNK, I’M JUST AVOIDING POTHOLES. :)

redblack February 1, 2011 (7:30 pm)

hooper1961! paging hooper1961!
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well, taxpayers, which way do you want it? salt, brine, and plows on the ancient arterials’ surfaces to prevent freezing?
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or no potholes?
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pick one.

visitor February 1, 2011 (10:58 pm)

I saw a truck repairing the one in front of the Chelan Cafe (by the stoplight) today. But the pothole will be back tomorrow. Every time it’s filled in, it sinks back down within hours.

coffee February 2, 2011 (4:37 am)

coming from the midwest where potholes are a regular part of life, I have never seen potholes this bad. First, I don’t think the city knows how to repair them. Have you ever watched the crew? They come out with a bag of asphalt that looks like the kind you can buy at a local home repair shop, scoop some out, kinda tamp it down and drive on. Really, that’s going to work?? Apparently not. I have been in W.S. since 2002 and I was going down 35th the other day thinking, wow, our streets are really bad and this one is going to need to be resurfaced, along with Delridge, which I use daily. Then I thought, oh, won’t happen we don’t have any money. I am wondering if the city has any long term road replacement plans, because it won’t be long and the entire city’s road system will be one big mess.

Ken February 2, 2011 (6:05 am)

For those playing along at home:

You can’t tell the players without a program…

Kinda large pdf files that will take a while to load, these are the reference docs used in most municipal pothole repair ops, and the expense versus weather versus time pressure calculations will determine which method is used in each city.

SHRP Asphalt Pavement Repair Manual of Practice
http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/shrp/SHRP-H-348.pdf

SHRP Concrete Pavement Repair Manual of Practice
http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/shrp/SHRP-H-349.pdf

Huindekmi February 2, 2011 (7:49 am)

I tried to put the (w)hole foods site on the map, but it wouldn’t allow it.

sun*e February 2, 2011 (8:28 am)

Oh good, the map doesn’t show any potholes in West Seattle… Whew! ;)

sun*e February 2, 2011 (8:39 am)

Oh, I get it! You need to “zoom in” and then you can see them. Now, if only Huindekmi could’ve reported our biggest pot(w)hole that would have been too funny! :)