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• Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
• Date: August 30, 2008
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• Bylines: Keegan Kyle , Ben Poston , Grant Smith
• Topics: Local Government , Transportation
• Data Types: Local Data
• Description/Excerpt: A statistical analysis by the Journal Sentinel found that the larger the minority population in a neighborhood, the longer it took city crews to fix potholes. Potholes in mostly minority census tracts took an average of 11 days to repair, while potholes in mostly white census tracts took seven days. Potholes are not the most serious problem plaguing Milwaukee. But the city's many pockmarked streets can harm the quality of life for those commuting to work and force unfortunate drivers to shell out hundreds of dollars to repair damage to their vehicle. The Journal Sentinel discovered the disparity in service by reviewing a city database of more than 11,000 pothole repair locations from January to mid-July. Hundreds of repairs took longer than a month from the time a complaint was logged.