Browsing Archive: December, 2011

Streetlights not working

Posted by Steve Fitzsimons on Thursday, December 22, 2011, In : For the General Public 
Question:  There seem to be a bunch of streetlights that have gone dark in my neighborhood. What's up?  

Answer:  The company I work for, Republic ITS/Siemens, maintains streetlights for many local agencies.  We have been getting a rash of calls this month to repair streetlights that have gone dark.  In many cases, we are finding that the wires that power the lights have been stolen out of the underground conduits.  

Wire theft has become a pervasive and very expensive problem for many cities s...
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Road Fatalities

Posted by Steve Fitzsimons on Thursday, December 15, 2011, In : For the General Public 
Question:  How do I find out where fatal accidents occur?  

Answer:  The Institute of Transportation Engineers, my professional society, just sent out a link to an interactive web page that shows locations of all collisions that resulted in a fatality from 2001 to 2009.  You can search for your city or a major city near you, or just double click to zoom in on a specific location.  http://map.itoworld.com/road-casualties-usa shows the data prepared by a British company called ITO World for the ...
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