Wooster Square Finds Solution to Dark Bridge & Crime with Solar Powered Lights

The formerly dark and dangerous Court Street Bridge was a place that bad guys were hanging out and mugging folks until the community came together.

 They organized community meetings and mobilized the many young families with children. They collaborated with city officials such as Rob Smuts and local cop on the beat Pete Krause.

 

A more permanent lighting solution ran into what might have been a legal train wreck: The ruling authority on what could be done on the bridge was in the hands not of City Hall but of Metro North Railroad.

And that entity allowed no installation of electricity above their tracks.

City Engineer’s office lighting specialist Sebouh Asadourian came up with the solution: A set of three solar power lights that store energy in battery packs and without a wire in sight click on and off with the rhythms of the sun.

 

 

So they solved the issue of muggings by providing solar powered lights and the issue that no electric lines be run above the railroad tracks.  I like it!

You can read more about solar powered lights at my blog.

Thanks for reading,

Jill

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wooster Square Finds Solution to Dark Bridge & Crime with Solar Powered Lights

The formerly dark and dangerous Court Street Bridge was a place that bad guys were hanging out and mugging folks until the community came together.

 They organized community meetings and mobilized the many young families with children. They collaborated with city officials such as Rob Smuts and local cop on the beat Pete Krause.

A more permanent lighting solution ran into what might have been a legal train wreck: The ruling authority on what could be done on the bridge was in the hands not of City Hall but of Metro North Railroad.

And that entity allowed no installation of electricity above their tracks.

City Engineer’s office lighting specialist Sebouh Asadourian came up with the solution: A set of three solar power lights that store energy in battery packs and without a wire in sight click on and off with the rhythms of the sun.

So they solved the issue of muggings by providing solar powered lights and the issue that no electric lines be run above the railroad tracks.  I like it!

You can read more about solar powered lights at my blog.

Thanks for reading,

Jill

 

 

2 Solar Powered Streetlights Added to Phoenix Neighborhood

Once again, AZ is in the news for use of solar powered streetlights. In this article it's about the ShadowRidge neighborhood of Phoenix. 

The neighborhood added the streetlights for additional lighting and making the area more safe.

Jesse Garcia, president of the block watch, said they spent about $3,200 for each light using funding from the Phoenix Neighborhood Block Watch Grant Program. He believes it was a good investment.

"During our block watch meetings, there had been some concerns that parts of our neighborhood were not well lit by streetlights," he said. There had been nuisance problems with some people who had parked in the shadows, he said.

Wow, not that I'm counting but I believe this is the third article this week about AZ using solar powered lights. Hmm, I'll have to do some digging to see if I can find out what is happening in NV.

Thanks for reading, feel free to pass this on!

Jill Olsen

P.S. Read my blog for more ideas how you can use solar powered lights.