The flip-side of inadequate lighting affects pedestrians trying to walk on the dark sidewalks where twigs, branches, leaves, stones and broken walkways are practically invisible. One recent evening we had to walk in the middle of the street because the sidewalk was so dark. Which is better: to risk a bad fall because you can't see the surface of a dark, dangerous sidewalk or risk being hit by a car whose driver can't see you because of poor illumination on the street?
Neither of these is a good choice. The only appropriate way to deal with this is for the city to install street lights that provide adequate illumination - not this soft pink light.
Can someone either give us a date when bulbs will start being replaced -- or a good reason why this isn't happening?

I agree that pedestrian lighting is really important to creating a healthier and more efficient city. There are a number of other posts about pedestrian-scaled lighting in New Haven on SeeClickFix, and also requests have been made by neighborhoods and business districts all across the city.

Please contact newhavensafestreets at gmail.com if you'd like to volunteer to work on a campaign to coordinate these efforts.

I tried to videotape what it is like trying to walk safely on sidewalks where you can barely see cracks, twigs or other obstacles. I tried to take pictures that convey the feeling of driving along and barely missing someone walking in the street or riding a bicycle when you cannot see them until you are a couple of feet away. Didn't want to videotape the homes on or off Fountain Street that have been repeatedly burglarized because -- after all -- no one can see it happen in the dark. I could, I suppose, show the tire I punctured in the pothole I didn't see while driving back from a movie downtown, but what does it matter? If having the nation's fourth highest crime rate isn't enough, if the obvious danger to the increasing number of bicycles isn't enough, if the accidents and safety to pedestrians isn't enough, if the danger of property loss and injury or death to people inside their homes isn't enough then no video will be. Perhaps it everyone who has suffered because of this poor lighting were to sue the city, someone would finally listen. Common sense shouldn't require a citizen's campaign to bring it to action.

Street Lights are for STREETS, not the sidewalks...aptly named right?

I've been trying to get them to replace bulbs in existing light poles which will incur the cost of new higher-wattage bulbs and additional electric useage. You want them to install separate lights to light the sidewalk? Hope you meant that facetiously... Anyway, the existing "streetlights" light neither the streets nor the sidewalks adequately. Once the power and infrastructure in the city have returned normal, I do hope New Haven will address this problem.

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