Streetlight Definition & Meaning

Half of the city’s streetlights were out, a third of buses were broken down in garages, and only eight ambulances operated across the entire city.

Watchdog In the dark: At one Scripps Ranch park, the wait for streetlight repairs is now two years and growing Sept. 24, 2023 Under a new campaign to tackle the growing backlog of over 6,000 broken streetlights, city officials did away with the oldest-first response to repair requests.

Nickerson said the street lamps and streetlights were rattling in the wind.

Weeks pointed to a 2023 report from the Baltimore Department of Transportation that identified $1.7 billion worth of deferred maintenance, meaning the agency has delayed repairing bridges, repaving roads, fixing sidewalks, timing streetlights, cleaning alleys and more.

In any case, the six members of the board said the streetlights weren’t ready for prime time and recommended against using them.

The new law, unanimously approved by City Council last September, stemmed from public outcry over the city’s mishandling of a network of thousands of smart streetlights.

As the afternoon light faded, streetlights switched on.

Downed trees dotted the main roads and several streetlights were without power.