Uptown News has mapped pothole reports made to San Diego's “Get It Done” service system, revealing that January to April is pothole season. By analyzing when pothole repair requests are submitted throughout the year, the newspaper demonstrates a sharp increase in reports during the months of January, February, March, and April compared to the rest of the year.
Admittedly, the animated timeline in the Uptown San Diego Potholes map does most of the narrative work - at least in terms of showing when potholes spike - but it’s still fascinating to watch the map unveil these underlying temporal patterns in how potholes appear on San Diego’s roads.
Curiously, the accompanying article in Uptown News shows little interest in exploring why January through April marks pothole season in San Diego. So, I turned to ChatGPT, which explains:
“San Diego’s January–April pothole surge is primarily driven by rainfall and water infiltration, rather than harsh freeze–thaw cycles (which are minimal in this region).”
I don’t have enough local knowledge to determine whether the map reveals any meaningful geographic trends in pothole distribution across the city. Uptown News also appears just as uninterested in exploring spatial patterns as it is in explaining the seasonality behind San Diego’s potholes. A 2022 article in Uptown News did anecdotally note potholes on “city-maintained freeway entrances and exits.” It would be interesting to use the mapped data to test whether potholes are indeed more common near freeway on-and-off-ramps compared to other roads and road segments.
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