• Announced by Mayor Bloomberg in August 2007
  
• Began monthly reporting in October 2007
  
• SCOUT inspectors use a combination of 3-wheel "scooters" and sedans to survey city streets
  
• SCOUT does not travel on highways, parkways, or private communities
  
• There are over 6,000 miles of city streets in New York City
  
• The top 5 conditions typically found by SCOUT in any given week are:
  
  • Failed street repair
    
  • Catch basin defect
    
  • Utility Hardware Sunken
    
  • Pothole on Street
    
  • Graffiti on Building
    
• Click here to see map of SCOUT findings for last month.

The SCOUT Scooter