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Potholes
Climate change is making spring pothole season worse, stretching local government budgets
by
Henry Epp
Apr 11, 2023
Filling them is a short-term fix.
One way Oakland is fighting racial inequality? By fixing potholes
by
Ben Bradford
May 15, 2019
Every city must contend with potholes, but some of the streets in Oakland, California, look like they’ve survived the climactic fight in a superhero film. “Some of them [potholes] are big enough that, if it rains my little great-nephew can swim in them,” says Tracy Greene, a resident of East Oakland. In another neighborhood, Fruitvale, […]
People are finding ways to get their potholes filled
by
Ben Bradford
May 13, 2019
From vigilantism to crude graffiti, how civilians are fixing their streets.
Technology that may help potholes get fixed faster
Aug 17, 2015
Cameras and computers can increase the pace of street inspections and repairs.