Fixmystreet is a neat little project out of the UK, made to: "help
people report, view, or discuss local problems they’ve found to their
local council by simply locating them on a map. It launched in beta
early February 2007."
http://www.fixmystreet.com/You enter a postal code, are shown a map, click on the map, and add
your comments about problems (graffiti, overflowing drains, broken
lights, etc). An email is then sent to the local municipal council.
As of today, 171 reports have been made in the past week, 381
problems have been fixed in the past month, and 2462 reports have
been updated.
The project comes to you from MySociety, which: "builds websites
which give people simple, tangible benefits in the civic and
community aspects of their lives. For more info on our aims, click
here."
http://www.mysociety.org/