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  "report": "/research/calgary-pothole-requests",
  "reviewedAt": "2026-09-16",
  "edition": "2026-09",
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    "datasetUrl": "https://data.calgary.ca/d/iahh-g8bj",
    "attribution": "City of Calgary Open Data — 311 Service Requests",
    "licence": "Open Government Licence — City of Calgary 2.1",
    "licenceUrl": "https://data.calgary.ca/stories/s/Open-Calgary-Terms-of-Use/u45n-7awa/",
    "licenceAttribution": "Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.",
    "sourceCategory": "Roads - Pothole Maintenance"
  },
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    "region": "AB",
    "country": "CA"
  },
  "unit": "service requests",
  "period": {
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    "to": "2026-08",
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      "month": "2026-01",
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      "month": "2026-02",
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      "month": "2026-03",
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      "month": "2026-04",
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      "count": 2115,
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    {
      "month": "2026-05",
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    {
      "month": "2026-06",
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      "count": 1433,
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    {
      "month": "2026-07",
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      "count": 859,
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      "month": "2026-08",
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      "count": 513,
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  "categories": [
    {
      "sourceCategory": "Roads - Pothole Maintenance",
      "count": 8351
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  ],
  "methodology": "/methodology",
  "notes": [
    "Counts are service requests recorded by Calgary 311, not unique people or verified incidents.",
    "The reviewed snapshot contains monthly aggregate counts; no additional deduplication is possible from these cells.",
    "All-requests figures include inquiries and other service requests, not only complaints.",
    "The review date is not a claimed retrieval timestamp; the source can later revise its historical records."
  ]
}