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diatriose OP t1_j9fr4ey wrote

Reply to comment by JBizznass in 44th & Powelton/Market always floods when it rains by diatriose

I always submit a 311 ticket when this happens. I feel like it can't just be a drain clearing thing, it seems like a poor construction issue

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kingintheyunk t1_j9ft1hi wrote

It’s a creek issue. Not gonna be solved.

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mortgagepants t1_j9fz3fe wrote

there are mitigation techniques and different types of pavement that can help ameliorate the issues. the city will give rain boxes, they planted some on market street (although i doubt for drainage issues.)

but it would be nice if part of the licensing for corner stores is to have a garbage can. i feel like a lot of casual litter comes from stores like that.

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kilometr t1_j9hv9me wrote

Yes, but mitigation techniques won’t stop a low point from flooding if there’s a draining issue.

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mortgagepants t1_j9jobkh wrote

for sure- i'm just pointing it out because sometimes solutions are boring, sometimes they're cool, but most of the time they're like 80% boring and 20% cool. so yeah- reducing litter, regularly cleaning the drains, enlarging ones that need it, are all part of the boring solutions, then yeah you can get some planter boxes in the street (which i think is the cool part)

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