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Council presses Streets on how paving is prioritized amid PRISM limits and 60‑day SLAs
Summary
Councilors sought clearer public guidance on how streets are chosen for paving, what residents can expect after a 3‑1‑1 report, and how PRISM and new AI/video pilots will change the five‑year paving list; Streets described a 60‑day service window for scheduled paving jobs and promised better communication.
Council members questioned the Streets Department on how pavement priorities are set, how residents can request inclusion in the five‑year paving plan, and what service‑level expectations neighborhoods should be given.
Agency officials explained the department uses PRISM, an older analytic system that estimates street life based on construction details and traffic, combined with citywide visual inspections and volume/condition metrics to rank streets for resurfacing. An agency official said PRISM is "very coarse" and the department is piloting video and AI tools to add better real‑time condition…
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