Uptown Information has mapped pothole stories made to San Diego’s “Get It Accomplished” service system, revealing that January to April is pothole season. By analyzing when pothole restore requests are submitted all year long, the newspaper demonstrates a pointy improve in stories throughout the months of January, February, March, and April in comparison with the remainder of the yr.
Admittedly, the animated timeline within the Uptown San Diego Potholes map does many of the narrative work – a minimum of when it comes to exhibiting when potholes spike – but it surely’s nonetheless fascinating to observe the map unveil these underlying temporal patterns in how potholes seem on San Diego’s roads.
Curiously, the accompanying article in Uptown Information exhibits little curiosity in exploring why January by April marks pothole season in San Diego. So, I turned to ChatGPT, which explains:
“San Diego’s January–April pothole surge is primarily pushed by rainfall and water infiltration, reasonably than harsh freeze–thaw cycles (that are minimal on this area).”
I don’t have sufficient native data to find out whether or not the map reveals any significant geographic developments in pothole distribution throughout town. Uptown Information additionally seems simply as bored with exploring spatial patterns as it’s in explaining the seasonality behind San Diego’s potholes. A 2022 article in Uptown Information did anecdotally be aware potholes on “city-maintained freeway entrances and exits.” It could be fascinating to make use of the mapped knowledge to check whether or not potholes are certainly extra frequent close to freeway on-and-off-ramps in comparison with different roads and highway segments.
