How do I report a streetlight that is out?

Thanks Spencer!

I updated the Arborwiki streetlights page:

http://arborwiki.org/index.php/Street...

Here's a related question:
How come streetlights randomly turn off and on? I walk through Burns park at night, and invariably, a streetlight or two goes out as I walk under it. The lights on Burns Park Elementary do this too.

That is what the one I reported was doing. It got to the point where it was on for 5-10 seconds and off for 30-60, then on again. One explanation I heard was that the ballast (or something) was overheating, and that there was a thermal cutout. Once it cooled down, the light would come back on and the cycle would repeat.

Under that theory, a light that turns off by itself is on its way towards death, but it's "not dead, yet." Certainly, when it gets to the point that it's off more than on, it should be reported.

The response I got was quick. I had a response to my email within minutes. I don't know how long it took to repair. I noticed that it was repaired several weeks later, but it could have been repaired sooner than that and I just didn't notice.

When you write, it's useful to give the tag number on the pole, but a precise location works, too. They also need to know if the pole is wooden or metal because they send different equipment, apparently.