LampLight Blog

January 7, 2025

As reported by The San Diego Union-Tribune in their article “Aging Loma Portal Streetlights Are Getting a Revamp, but Not Everyone Is Happy,” the city of San Diego is undertaking two major projects to replace outdated streetlights in the Loma Portal neighborhood. This initiative, which aims to enhance public...

October 23, 2024

As detailed by LAist in their article, “How LA’s Streetlights Serve As Beacons To The City’s Past,” Los Angeles is home to an often-overlooked historical gem: its remarkable streetlights. While the city is famed for its entertainment, food, and natural beauty, few people realize that its streetlights, some dating...

October 16, 2024

How Los Angeles Streetlights Illuminate Its Rich Urban Heritage As highlighted by the Los Angeles Times in their piece, “This Guide to L.A.’s Historic Streetlights Will Illuminate Your View of the City,” Los Angeles boasts a vast collection of over 223,000 streetlights, featuring more than 400 unique designs, with...

October 25, 2023

In the enchanting world of streetlights, there’s a story that unfolds as vivid as the light they cast. This narrative comes to life in the article “Chasing streetlights” on Curbed LA. It’s a tale of a young boy named Glen Norman, who, in the glow of a streetlight, discovered...

November 16, 2022

There’s a scene in Alice in Wonderland where Alice walks into a garden and hears a voice. She turns and sees a rose that has come to life, its red petals expressively leaning toward her. Soon, all the flowers in the garden have animated, turning to face her and...

November 14, 2022

Global investment in LED and smart streetlighting, as well as additional sensors attached to streetlight infrastructure, is forecast to reach a total of US$28.1 billion over the next decade, according to Northeast Group’s latest market forecast. The smart infrastructure market intelligence firm expects coronavirus to cause only “limited disruption”...

September 7, 2022

The Memphis City Council discussed Tuesday an upcoming upgrade for over 77,000 streetlights across the city to LED. The improved light fixtures will not only provide improved illumination along streets and sidewalks but also enhance safety and reduce maintenance needs. “Our experience leading complex streetlighting modernization projects with some...

August 8, 2022

The City Council is set to vote on a LED Streetlights contract that will begin a citywide conversion of all streetlights to energy-efficient LED bulbs and fixtures. This means Kansas City, Missouri, residents will soon have higher quality street lighting at a lower cost. This innovative, cost-saving and energy-efficient...

April 4, 2022

Have you noticed streetlights looking a little blue in Olathe recently? You might have thought it was because of the winter season or the holidays, but the city said it’s not on purpose. A manufacturing defect is causing a bluish/purplish light to come from streetlights throughout Olathe, and even...

February 9, 2022

For nearly a century, dozens of silent sentinels have stood guard along the road between Atwater Village and Silver Lake. Clad in the green patina of weathered bronze, the lampposts lining the historic Glendale-Hyperion Viaduct warded off the darkness that would otherwise engulf the spans. But in recent months,...