Streetlights

Citywide Lighting Master Plan

The City of Fort Lauderdale is developing a Citywide Lighting Master Plan to address existing maintenance needs, provide guidance to future developments within the City, and standardize City lighting details and specifications. The Lighting Master Plan will also provide guidance on appropriate lighting levels for roadways within the City. The included map shows preliminary areas identified for future lighting improvements. The project team will obtain stakeholder and public input throughout the process to identify other priorities to include in the Lighting Master Plan.

Project Fact Sheets

Report a Streetlight Outage

The City of Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, and FPL share responsibility for maintaining our streetlight system. The City of Fort Lauderdale is requesting your help in monitoring the streetlight system by reporting outages to our customer service team.

Two Ways to Report Outages

  1. Visit FixIt FTL
  2. Call (954) 828-8000

Streetlight Outage Flyer(PDF, 401KB)

Request a New Streetlight

The City of Fort Lauderdale uses energy efficient illumination throughout the city to aid in the safe and orderly movement of traffic and pedestrians. Requests for residential street lighting on local roadways will be evaluated to determine if the need is warranted as defined below. When determining lighting levels, the City will refer to the minimum standards set forth by Florida Department of Transportation.

Should a streetlight request be deemed necessary for the health, safety and welfare of the general public traveling on City Streets, the approved light will be installed as funding permits. If funds are available, priority shall be given to:

  1. Traffic hazards
  2. Intersections
  3. Dead-end streets
  4. Mid-block locations
  5. Date of request

Requests will be reviewed for approval by the Parks and Recreation Department.

FAQs

Who maintains the streetlights?

The City of Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, and FPL share responsibility for maintaining our streetlight system. The City of Fort Lauderdale is requesting your help in monitoring our streetlight system by reporting outages to our customer service team.

Two Ways to Report Outages

  1. Visit FixIt FTL
  2. Call (954) 828-8000

Who do we contact when streetlights are out?

Two Ways to Report Outages

  1. Visit FixIt FTL
  2. Call (954) 828-8000

What happens when I report a streetlight outage?

The request is sent to the Facilities Maintenance Division of the Parks and Recreation Department to evaluate and determine the agency responsible for maintaining the light.

How do I report a streetlight outage to FPL?

Since there are many different types of streetlights, we recommend contacting our customer service team to report outages. However, if you wish to submit the outage to FPL, you may also visit FPL's website.

Who does the streetlight belong to?

No matter who the streetlight belongs to, the best solution is to submit your request to our customer service team since this will allow the Facilities Maintenance Division of Parks and Recreation Department to determine the responsible agency.

What is the difference between a streetlight and a pedestrian light?

Streetlights illuminate the street while pedestrian lights provide low-level lighting for walkways.

How do I request a new streetlight?

The City of Fort Lauderdale uses energy efficient illumination throughout the city to aid in the safe and orderly movement of traffic and pedestrians. Requests for residential street lighting on local roadways will be evaluated to determine if the need is warranted as defined below. When determining lighting levels, the City will refer to the minimum standards set forth by Florida Department of Transportation.

Should a streetlight request be deemed necessary for the health, safety and welfare of the general public traveling on City Streets, the approved light will be installed as funding permits. If funds are available, priority shall be given to:

  1. Traffic hazards
  2. Intersections
  3. Dead-end streets
  4. Mid-block locations
  5. Date of request

Requests will be reviewed for approval by the Parks and Recreation Department.

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