Street lights in the Dallas area and Houston area.

[Fobulous]

Well, I'm in Houston with my folks during the holiday time and i have noticed that the neighborhoods in Houston has way too many street lighting especially compared to the Dallas neighborhoods e.g. North Dallas,Richardson,Plano, etc etc. it seems that for every 40 yards or so they would have light poles deep in neighborhoods, where in Dallas, i noticed that they only install one light pole per street corner or whenever there is a t junction. Is it because visibility in Houston is worse than Dallas, my bro thinks so cus the setup in Northern California is kinda like in Dallas where minimal street light poles are installed in Neighborhoods..

[AndyIvey]

Someone may be able to go into more detail, but I believe the city is in a contract that dictates that lights will be placed only at intersections and every x feet. X is longer than the average residential block. Therefore, we end up with neighborhoods that are not as well lit as Houston. This isn't necessarily a bad thing and I bet a few on the board will not mind debating this topic.

[drumguy8800]

Neighborhoods in North Dallas (within 635..), East Dallas, and Oak Cliff could all use some lighting. It's a little annoying trying to navigate between two aisles of parked cars and all you have is your headlights..

[AndyIvey]

I live in one such neighborhood. We try to tell everyone to leave their porch lights on, but most do not. It does create a safety issue. However, the benefits include less light pollution and lower lighting costs.

[Fobulous]

well i did a little research on light pollution and came up with this interesting site about light pollution in Houston. My parent's house has one of those street light poles that is made in the 60s, and it's right outside of their home. My dad sleeps in my room due to his illness and he has complained about not sleeping well at all. I have a feeling that it might have something to do to this bright light right outside of the bedroom.

While it's not bad to have neighborhoods well lit like that but i do think it's a little too much. Our neighborhood in Plano is not bad at night, they install light poles on every intersection and 60-75 ft.

[AndyIvey]

Some of the new light technology is fairly impressive. I tend to notice it as our area parks are revamped thanks to the preious bond package. I beleive the operating cost is must lower than previous technology. However, I do not know if the installation/initial costs compare.