Category: Safe Growth
I took a walk up and back on Sargeant Street this evening. Out of 57 streetlights, there was one that was out. It made surprisingly little difference, probably because of its location at the Veeder Place parking lot. This makes me think that we should consider ambient light as well as direct lighting as we move forward with our analysis of crime data. This evening, this would also apply to lighting at intersections, lighting at commercial buildings, and lighting from inside Sigourney Square Park.
Also, Sargeant Street between Huntington Street and Garden Street benefits from an extra set of decorative streetlights that were installed on both sides of the street. These double the number of lights on the north side, and they add lighting on the south side of the street that isn’t present west of Huntington Street. Past Huntington Street, there are only standard cobrahead lights along the north side of the street, and it’s almost startingly how quickly I noticed the difference in both directions.
In a couple of the photos, you can see the lighted cross atop the Cathedral of Saint Joseph.
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