People complain about the roads but don't do anything about it... well, some of us do.
I've been avoiding these two potholes on my ride home for weeks now, got fed up, finally stopped to report them to the city last week and they just got filled...
In four days. The city street crew filled them in less than a week. Hell Yeah.
(The first photo is what I submitted, second is from the road crew after repairs.)
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Pete Prodoehl 🍕
in reply to Pete Prodoehl 🍕 • • •I use the mobile app to snap a photo and submit it, then the city comes to fit is. It really is that simple. Takes me less than a minute to do as long as I'm willing to stop riding my bike for a minute.
Sometimes systems work when we actually use them. Doing the work takes effort but complaining is easy.
See this old blog post for more: rasterweb.net/raster/2024/02/2…
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Fixing Potholes
RasterWeb!TomKrajci 🇺🇦 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️
in reply to Pete Prodoehl 🍕 • • •I live near the megalopolis of Alamogordo, New Mexico.
A friend of mine was complaining about decaying infrastructure in their neighborhood.
I called an Alamogordo city commissioner that I have worked with in the past and requested a meeting for my friend and I to talk with them about neighborhood infrastructure issues and how average citizens can meaningfully engage with city hall.
Not only was the city commissioner happy to meet with us, but they brought along the city manager! We spoke with them for an hour and a half and learned a little bit about annual budget cycles and timing of when citizen input is valued and welcomed and useful for City Hall. This is good stuff!
Near the end of our discussion, I asked the city commissioner and city manager this question: How many other concerned individual citizens approach you about infrastructure issues and how they can meaningfully interact with City hall?
The answer: Zero.
I was gobsmacked. The level of civic engagement is extremely low here. This needs to change, and quickly.