The state owns and maintains 6,800 of the Dallas lights, mostly on or near freeways. Some people don't want lights too bright,” Atkins said.īut Atkins supported the investigation of the switch.Īround 15,000 Dallas streetlights are owned by the City and nearly half of those are LEDs. It's going to have a major, comprehensive impact on the safety of our city,” Martinez said.Ĭouncilman Tennell Atkins said he’s heard opposition to brighter lights. “The goal could be that the entire city is much better lighted.
Rene Martinez served on the Dallas Mayor’s Safer Communities Task Force that found major crime reduction in other cities with better lighting. LED lights are more expensive, but there is a potential long-term cost-saving advantage to changing with much lower LED energy costs.Īnd there are public safety advantages, too.
“I would love that to be faster, but I also understand, why waste money on a perfectly good bulb that hasn't expired yet,” Committee Chairman Omar Narvaez said.
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