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Lincoln Park: All categories · 00:00–06:00 — Pothole requests

All categories · 00:00–06:00

City source retrieved November 6, 2026 · scan evaluated November 9, 2026 · celeration turn + frequency change

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12-month frequency comparison

October 2024–September 2025
50
October 2025–September 2026
149
Change in monthly mean
+8.25

The two windows each contain 12 complete covered months. The magnitude of the change is 2.98-fold. These are published requests, not a population-adjusted rate. Fixed windows do not establish a breakpoint, remove all seasonal effects or prove a renewal explanation.

Celeration turns: changes between fitted phases

A factor describes a standardized six-month multiplier, not a count. These turns passed the scan’s volume and magnitude gates; phase selection remains exploratory.

  • Suggested boundary July 2024: ÷1.01 → ×2 per six months; 2.02× change between factors. Adjacent raw phase totals: 161 and 201. The fitted slope signs reverse.

Saved observations and fitted phases

Suggested 2-phase description — exploratory, not confirmed.

Fixed six-log-cycle frame · 120 calendar months · factors per six months. Raw zeros stay zero; confirmed zeros become one only for log-space fitting and diagnostics. Missing coverage remains unavailable.

Monthly street potholes requests on a standard celeration chartCity of Chicago published records. Fixed six-decade count scale, 120 calendar months, celeration per 6 months. Zero markers are unconnected below the plot. Exact counts and coverage are available in the data table. Analyze: suggested. Suggested 2-phase description — exploratory, not confirmed. See the phase results table for dates, factors and uncertainty.1510501005001,0005,00010,00050,000100,000500,0001,000,000Requests per monthsuggested phase 1: 2019-01–2024-06suggested phase 2: 2024-07–2026-09Jan 2019: 1Feb 2019: 13Mar 2019: 1Apr 2019: 8May 2019: 1Jun 2019: 4Jul 2019: 1Aug 2019: 4Sep 2019: 2Oct 2019: 4Nov 2019: 4Dec 2019: 2Jan 2020: 4Feb 2020: 4Mar 2020: 2Apr 2020: 1May 2020: 5Jun 2020: 4Jul 2020: 2Sep 2020: 4Oct 2020: 1Apr 2021: 2May 2021: 3Aug 2021: 2Sep 2021: 2Oct 2021: 1Feb 2022: 4Mar 2022: 5Apr 2022: 3May 2022: 3Jun 2022: 6Jul 2022: 3Sep 2022: 1Oct 2022: 3Nov 2022: 2Jan 2023: 4Feb 2023: 5Mar 2023: 10Apr 2023: 4May 2023: 3Jun 2023: 4Aug 2023: 1Oct 2023: 2Jan 2024: 2Feb 2024: 4Mar 2024: 3Apr 2024: 2May 2024: 2Jun 2024: 3Jul 2024: 1Aug 2024: 1Oct 2024: 1Jan 2025: 1Mar 2025: 1Apr 2025: 2May 2025: 14Jun 2025: 10Jul 2025: 4Aug 2025: 15Sep 2025: 2Oct 2025: 1Nov 2025: 2Jan 2026: 11Feb 2026: 27Mar 2026: 28Apr 2026: 10May 2026: 12Jun 2026: 3Jul 2026: 33Aug 2026: 6Sep 2026: 16ZeroUnknownAug 2020: zero requests; not connectedNov 2020: zero requests; not connectedDec 2020: zero requests; not connectedJan 2021: zero requests; not connectedFeb 2021: zero requests; not connectedMar 2021: zero requests; not connectedJun 2021: zero requests; not connectedJul 2021: zero requests; not connectedNov 2021: zero requests; not connectedDec 2021: zero requests; not connectedJan 2022: zero requests; not connectedAug 2022: zero requests; not connectedDec 2022: zero requests; not connectedJul 2023: zero requests; not connectedSep 2023: zero requests; not connectedNov 2023: zero requests; not connectedDec 2023: zero requests; not connectedSep 2024: zero requests; not connectedNov 2024: zero requests; not connectedDec 2024: zero requests; not connectedFeb 2025: zero requests; not connectedDec 2025: zero requests; not connected?Oct 2016: missing?Nov 2016: missing?Dec 2016: missing?Jan 2017: missing?Feb 2017: missing?Mar 2017: missing?Apr 2017: missing?May 2017: missing?Jun 2017: missing?Jul 2017: missing?Aug 2017: missing?Sep 2017: missing?Oct 2017: missing?Nov 2017: missing?Dec 2017: missing?Jan 2018: missing?Feb 2018: missing?Mar 2018: missing?Apr 2018: missing?May 2018: missing?Jun 2018: missing?Jul 2018: missing?Aug 2018: missing?Sep 2018: missing?Oct 2018: missing?Nov 2018: missing?Dec 2018: missingOct 2016Oct 2017Oct 2018Oct 2019Oct 2020Oct 2021Oct 2022Oct 2023Oct 2024Oct 2025Oct 2026Calendar months

Suggested phases · exploratory · per six months

  1. 1 · Jan 2019–Jun 2024÷1.01Direction uncertain · 17 zeros fitted as 1
  2. 2 · Jul 2024–Sep 2026×2.00Fitted increase · 5 zeros fitted as 1

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Interpretation and limitations (13)
  • Exploratory description, not a forecast, causal explanation or proof of a change.
  • Approximate 95% factor intervals assume independent, constant-variance log residuals and fixed boundaries. They do not account for boundary search, serial dependence or source revisions.
  • Confirmed zeros are treated as 1 only for fitting and its diagnostics. Raw counts stay zero; low-count results depend on this convention.
  • Independent phase lines may jump at boundaries. Every observation belongs to exactly one phase.
  • Reporting, classifications and seasonality can change. Counts are not population-adjusted; a level shift without a slope change is not the target of this search.
  • Uses dated last-good cached data, not newly verified source counts.
  • 22 confirmed zeros fitted as 1; raw counts remain zero. Low-count trends are sensitive to this adjustment.
  • Boundary ranges show near-optimal models within 2 BIC units, not confidence intervals. They can be narrow even when the model is uncertain.
  • At least one factor interval includes 1; its direction is uncertain under this approximation.
  • 311 status is its value at retrieval, not at request creation. Newer cohorts have had less time to close; Open/Canceled comparisons can reflect workflow or cohort age rather than changing request volume.
  • Current-system 311 coverage starts in 2019. Early phases may reflect adoption/reporting ramp-up; request counts are not completed work or incident prevalence.
  • Many dependent filter conditions were searched. No multiple-testing-adjusted significance or causal attribution is claimed.
  • Frequency compares fixed equal-length windows of raw counts, not population risk or a celeration-factor ratio. Reporting, classifications and exposure may have changed.
Phase diagnostics

Intervals assume fixed boundaries and independent log residuals. They are not adjusted for the phase or filter search. Near-optimal boundary ranges are not confidence intervals.

Saved phase results
PhaseStart–endMonthsFactor / six monthsConditional 95% intervalZeros fitted as 1Lag-one residual
1January 2019–June 202466÷1.010.9375–1.048170.123
2July 2024–September 202627×21.504–2.65550.274

Near-optimal boundary range: July 2024–October 2024.

Exact monthly observations (120 slots)

Newest first. Unknown coverage is not a zero. These are the original saved observations, not fitted or rounded predictions.

Raw monthly requests
MonthRaw countCoverage
September 202616complete
August 20266complete
July 202633complete
June 20263complete
May 202612complete
April 202610complete
March 202628complete
February 202627complete
January 202611complete
December 20250complete
November 20252complete
October 20251complete
September 20252complete
August 202515complete
July 20254complete
June 202510complete
May 202514complete
April 20252complete
March 20251complete
February 20250complete
January 20251complete
December 20240complete
November 20240complete
October 20241complete
September 20240complete
August 20241complete
July 20241complete
June 20243complete
May 20242complete
April 20242complete
March 20243complete
February 20244complete
January 20242complete
December 20230complete
November 20230complete
October 20232complete
September 20230complete
August 20231complete
July 20230complete
June 20234complete
May 20233complete
April 20234complete
March 202310complete
February 20235complete
January 20234complete
December 20220complete
November 20222complete
October 20223complete
September 20221complete
August 20220complete
July 20223complete
June 20226complete
May 20223complete
April 20223complete
March 20225complete
February 20224complete
January 20220complete
December 20210complete
November 20210complete
October 20211complete
September 20212complete
August 20212complete
July 20210complete
June 20210complete
May 20213complete
April 20212complete
March 20210complete
February 20210complete
January 20210complete
December 20200complete
November 20200complete
October 20201complete
September 20204complete
August 20200complete
July 20202complete
June 20204complete
May 20205complete
April 20201complete
March 20202complete
February 20204complete
January 20204complete
December 20192complete
November 20194complete
October 20194complete
September 20192complete
August 20194complete
July 20191complete
June 20194complete
May 20191complete
April 20198complete
March 20191complete
February 201913complete
January 20191complete
December 2018Unavailablemissing
November 2018Unavailablemissing
October 2018Unavailablemissing
September 2018Unavailablemissing
August 2018Unavailablemissing
July 2018Unavailablemissing
June 2018Unavailablemissing
May 2018Unavailablemissing
April 2018Unavailablemissing
March 2018Unavailablemissing
February 2018Unavailablemissing
January 2018Unavailablemissing
December 2017Unavailablemissing
November 2017Unavailablemissing
October 2017Unavailablemissing
September 2017Unavailablemissing
August 2017Unavailablemissing
July 2017Unavailablemissing
June 2017Unavailablemissing
May 2017Unavailablemissing
April 2017Unavailablemissing
March 2017Unavailablemissing
February 2017Unavailablemissing
January 2017Unavailablemissing
December 2016Unavailablemissing
November 2016Unavailablemissing
October 2016Unavailablemissing
Source and reproducibility
Publisher dataset
311 Service Requests · City of Chicago
Source retrieved
2026-11-06T17:28:32.885Z
Publisher update
2026-11-06T15:33:29.000Z
Covered months
January 2019–September 2026
Source note
Source v6vf-nfxy. Joint day/category/hour/applicable-flag/ward/status counts; no addresses, coordinates or incident identifiers. Each year's cells reconcile with an independent source total. Reads are not an atomic publisher snapshot. Current 311 system only, legacy_record=false; includes duplicate requests, not completed work. Status is as currently published, grouped by creation date—not historical status or completion date. Prepared daily community-area snapshot; scheduled rebuild at 06:00 America/Chicago. Full supported history is rechecked for corrections. Retrieval timestamps are preserved; this is not a real-time feed. Local indexed neighborhood snapshot. Totals are for the loaded area before other filters, not citywide totals. Citywide and unassigned-area views use a separate network-backed scope.
Snapshot
daily-v1:8c35ac8d-21c1-45e9-8c56-8bf32f3df7b0:neighborhood-v2:1b21c986286d68fb706c805190cb404f
Discovery method
multi-feed-turn-and-frequency-renewal-v2
Analyze method
exploratory-segmented-log10-ols-zero-as-one-v3
Search plan
a3ffccedeb8d8ce18a30df3636839f775af1e5188e55a1f685695133135c6e35
Evidence run
1f3d4da738d6b25ee200a40e451b8672893008955a22df80aa567502632cc4ed

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