…before winter comes around and it starts getting dark early.
Renee mentioned how you can report burnt out or malfunctioning streetlights back in October but the system has continued to improve since then. You can report them electronically, using the Streetlight Trouble Report Form, via phone at (206) 684-7056 or via email at street.light@seattle.gov.
The cool new part is the Streetlight Tracker (http://www.seattle.gov/light/streetlight/tracker.asp) they’ve added. Now you can see what streetlights they’re working on before going to the trouble of reporting it.
From Bruce A. Harrell, Seattle Councilmember:
More great news regarding our city’s streetlights! As you know, City Light has made great strides in improving the streetlight functionality in our city. Repairs are on a ten-day-turn-around (unless it requires more than a bulb change) and we have begun our transition to the brighter, more efficient LED streetlights. Now, there is an online system that enables customers to track streetlight repairs for reported outages. This is particularly useful in the summertime when streetlights do not come on until nearly 10:00. Many people are in for the night by that time and would have no way of knowing whether the streetlight had been repaired. With the new online tracking system that information is easily accessible. As I have noted before, properly functioning streetlights are a core service provided by the city that are essential to enhancement of public safety. This repair tracking system is another tool to advance our streetlight efforts.
Back in 2004 more than 23,000 streetlight outages were reported and sometimes it months for a light to be repaired. Because of my concern for safe neighborhoods, I polices and demanded implementation that has reduced the backlog to nearly 1,000 with nearly 90 percent being repaired within 14 days or less. This is great progress!
Please go to http://www.seattle.gov/light/streetlight/tracker.asp to see the map, report streetlight outages and to track their repair.
If you have questions please feel free to contact my office at (206) 684-8804.
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