Comments on: Darkness

By: Lindsey Mulinix

Lindsey Mulinix — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 22:07:03 +0000

Several lights out on Automobile alley and have been for MONTHS.

Several lights out in the Deep Deuce/Maywood Park area – I will get exact locations.

By: Alyce Page

Alyce Page — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 03:34:01 +0000

I counted 21 burned out lights along Hefner Parkway from NW 23rd to NW 63rd Saturday night. As you can see it isn’t only a problem downtown. Hope this issue can be addressed and corrected.

By: Wylie H.

Wylie H. — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 15:15:33 +0000

As an aside, every time I visit Oklahoma City, I am struck by the number of broken street lights. In Dallas, the utility is required as a condition of their franchise agreement with the City of Dallas to keep the street lights in good repair.

How do things work in Oklahoma City?

By: Wylie H.

Wylie H. — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 15:02:58 +0000

In Dallas, people have access to an online reporting form that goes directly to the electricity transmitting utility.

https://www.oncorstreetlight.com/

Each streetlight is marked on Google Maps, and one simply has to click on the non-functioning fixture, check the box providing additional information on the problem type, then hit send. The utility is required to repair the fixture within 5 days, and a confirming e-mail is sent to the reporting party.

The system works very well; I have received e-mails confirming repairs as the truck is literally pulling away from the curb after finishing a job.

No reason why OG&E couldn’t implement an identical system.

By: Alyce Page

Alyce Page — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 13:42:59 +0000

At last other people are noticing this! On one trip from our far northwest neighborhood to downtown I started counting burned out street lights and finally gave up when it was over 60. Some major intersections have no working lights which I think would be the cause of more accidents. Not only is this a dangerous situation it is also unattractive and does not represent the forward thinking city we are trying to become. I will be happy to keep you posted on burned out lights. Thank you for taking this on!!!!

By: John Peterson

John Peterson — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 12:27:51 +0000

You should really point people to the following website.

http://seeclickfix.com/oklahoma-city

I used it to report a that the only streetlight on my 2 block long street near NW 22nd and Penn was out. It was promptly fixed within a week.

This is a great tool that can be used to help the city find burned out streetlights.