Kansas City's most neglected potholes, ranked by the data.
These two lists come straight from Kansas City, Missouri's public 311 data, fetched when you load the page. The first shows the pothole reports that have waited longest without being closed. The second shows the reports that took the longest to be closed in the end. Both lists cover pothole reports only and leave out canceled tickets. Each ticket number links to the full report, and each address opens that spot on the pothole map.
The 20 oldest pothole reports the city still lists as open, ranked by the date each was filed. “Days” counts from the day the report was filed to today.
The 20 resolved pothole reports with the most days between filing and closing, as the city recorded them.
An open ticket doesn't prove the pothole is still there. The status is whatever the city's system says. A pothole can be patched without anyone closing its ticket, and very old open tickets are sometimes duplicates or records nobody went back to update. If you pass one of these spots and it's been fixed, the data just hasn't caught up. If it hasn't been fixed, filing a new report puts it back in front of the city.
Resolution times use the city's own dates. The Hall of Shame ranks reports by the number of days the city recorded between filing and closing. That tracks the ticket, which isn't always the same as the day the pothole was filled. Understanding Kansas City's 311 data explains these fields in more detail.
Why a long wait matters. A 311 report is a written record that the city was told about a pothole. If one of these potholes damaged your car, a report that sat open for months can help support a damage claim. The claim guide explains how claims work and the 90-day notice deadline, and the claim letter builder drafts the letter for you.
For totals and trends instead of individual tickets, see Analytics and How long does Kansas City take to fix a pothole?
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