LIGHTING THE WAY - WHO TO CALL WHEN THE STREET LIGHTS ARE OUT

The City of Oakland is pioneering new ways for us to report street light outages, abandoned vehicles, graffiti, and blight.  You can use CLICK-FIX to make a report and even to upload a photograph about the issue.

I used CLICK-FIX for the first time today to report the fact that the street lights are out spanning from 120 to 150 Caldecott Lanes.  In fact, I simply made a report using the WIDGET at the bottom of this blog where a new COMMUNITY ACTION WATCH group site was created.

This is what the City of Oakland says about Street Lights:

"There are over 36,000 street lights throughout Oakland's city streets. The primary purpose of urban street lighting is to produce safe and comfortable vision during the night on public streets and sidewalks. The benefits of such lighting include reduction of accidents, facilitation of traffic flow, promotion of nighttime operation of businesses and industries, enhanced neighborhoods and increased personal safety and security of the public.

We strive to provide timely response and to repair street lights within 15 days of receiving information that a street light is out.

These street lights are governed by City of Oakland Street Lighting Warrants and Outdoor Lighting Standards (Oakland City Council Resolution No. 77571 C.M.S.)

To request a street light modification (add new, remove, increase or decrease street lighting), please contact the Public Works Call Center at (510) 615-5566 or email pwacallcenter@oaklandnet.com."

Street Lights and Public Works in Oakland