City of Boston launches street repair tracking website

Ever wonder about the status of those requests you made to the mayor's neighborhood repair hot line? Well, the city is implementing a new tracking system that can be used online by the public to see what the status of the requests for any number of repairs is, from streetlight repairs to pothole fixes.

The main page of the website will provide a street-by-street view of the city. Each street will be marked with symbols indicating what is currently being fixed and also what needs to be repaired.

“It’s about transparency,” Bill Oates, the city’s chief information officer, told The Herald. “Ultimately, the expectation is all city services will be mobilized” and connected to the system.

For more info on the website, check out this story from The Herald.