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Found out my city spends more on filling potholes than on fixing sidewalks. Read it in the annual budget report from last fall.
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diana_kim662mo ago
Potholes get drivers to complain louder than broken sidewalks do, I guess.
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juliarodriguez2mo ago
Right? @diana_kim66 it's wild how a bump in the road gets more attention than a whole cracked up sidewalk that can actually trip someone. I mean, drivers will call the city nonstop about a pothole but nobody's out here logging a report for that broken slab near the bus stop. Maybe it's just me but a sidewalk problem can mess up a stroller or a wheelchair way worse than most potholes ever could. The city hears the loudest voices I guess, and drivers just have more time to yell about it from inside their cars.
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samflores2mo ago
From that pothole on Broadway last month, I counted maybe three people who actually tripped on it while crossing the street, and two of them were just clumsy kids running. Meanwhile, the broken sidewalk by the 7-Eleven on 5th has been cracked for two years and nobody's even twisted an ankle near it. You guys act like every sidewalk crack is a death trap, but most people just step over them without a second thought. Potholes actually mess up your car's alignment or pop a tire, and that costs real money to fix, not just a scuffed shoe. Maybe the city should fix both, but let's not pretend a sidewalk crack is the same level of emergency as a pothole deep enough to swallow a hubcap.
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