LET THERE BE LIGHT...BUT MAKE SURE IT BALANCES AESTHETICS AND SAFETY

Regular maintenance of street lights comprises most of the lighting needs in cities and counties. In recent years, however, aesthetic considerations and ongoing safety concerns, as well as problems of light pollution, have prompted many municipal light refurbishment projects. One of the major lighting questions concerns the choice of the actual lamp. Options include low-pressure sodium (yellow), high-pressure sodium (orange-yellow), metal halide (white-blue), mercury vapor, fluorescent, neon, and incandescent lights. Typically, engineers choose between metal halide and sodium lights for outdoor fixtures. Some light poles include arms for planters or banners. When adding decorative features to light posts, it may be easy to forget the safety components of lights. Of course, the main purpose of lighting is to ensure safety. Ensuring security requires providing enough light between fixtures to provide continuous illumination, as well as providing basic lighting for alleys or other outdoor spaces. To create an efficient lighting system, cities need a cohesive master plan.

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/0149337X
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Page Range: pp 51-52, 56, 58, 60-61
• Corporate Authors:

  Intertec Publishing Corporation

  6151 Powers Ferry Road, NW
  Atlanta, GA  United States  30339-2941
• Authors:
  • Couret, C
• Publication Date: 1999-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: 6 p.
• Serial:
  • American City & County
  • Volume: 114
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Penton Media
  • ISSN: 0149-337X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aesthetics; Cities; City planning; Lamps; Lighting; Lighting columns; Lighting equipment; Lighting systems; Maintenance; Safety; Street lighting; Support poles
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00762871
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 28 1999 12:00AM