ENVIROSMART STREETLIGHTS RETROFIT PROJECT (NORTHWEST CALGARY): PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT--ONE STREETLIGHT AT A TIME

This paper gives an overview of the City of Calgary's EnviroSmart Streetlight Retrofit Project in the City's northwest quadrant. The City of Calgary, ROADS completed the northwest portion of the citywide residential retrofit in December 2002, changing out 10,400 existing residential streetlights to new lower wattage, flat lens fixtures in just 9 months. The northwest retrofit has resulted in the reduction of: glare, blinding sideways light entering a drivers eyes; light trespass into private property, which disrupts sleep patterns; and, light pollution, known as sky glow, which makes stars more difficult to see in urban areas. By using significantly less electricity, the new energy-efficient streetlights also reduce operating costs and greenhouse gas emissions produced by gas and coal-burning generators. The EnviroSmart Project is one of the most extensive and significant streetlight retrofit projects in North America.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Full Conference Proceedings available on CD-ROM.
• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Association of Canada (TAC)

  401-1111 Prince of Wales Drive
  Ottawa, Ontario  Canada 
• Conference:
  • The Transportation Factor 2003. Annual Conference and Exhibition of the Transportation Association of Canada. (Congres et Exposition Annuels de l'Association des transport du Canada)
  • Location: St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Date: 2003-9-21 to 2003-9-24
• Publication Date: 2003

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: 15p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Energy conservation; Environmental impacts; Glare; Highway maintenance; Lighting columns; Night visibility; Retrofitting; Street lighting; Urban areas
• Geographic Terms: Calgary (Canada)
• Subject Areas: Design; Energy; Environment; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00972270
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 2 2004 12:00AM