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On May 6, a meeting open to the community was held following the regular Security Committee meeting to discuss Washington University’s proposal for pedestrian lighting on Skinker. Cheryl Adelstein, the Director of Community Relations at the university led the discussion and called on representatives of Randy Burkett Lighting Design to explain the proposal in detail.
There actually was such lighting here in 1949 but the existing poles now are geared to provide light to vehicular traffic. Many sections of Skinker are poorly lit for pedestrians.
The Wash U plan is designed to make things safer for those who travel on foot.
There have been 42 incidents on Skinker in the past year.
The university will provide the pedestrian-based lighting, pay for its installation and also pay to maintain it.
There will be 12 foot poles, spaced 40-45 feet apart–104 fixtures in all, 52 on each side of the street.
There will be CCTV mountings and 6 blue light phones. Adelstein said the new lighting would be compatible with the historic neighborhoods on both sides and would create more visual appeal, a boulevard look. Illuminating Engineering Society standards for street lighting will be utilized.
It will be advanced LED lighting. Adelstein also said that, if approvals are obtained, construction will take place this summer. At the meeting, there were some questions about the proposed lighting. One woman said it will show her more clearly to criminals.
Another person wondered if the light would be too bright in nearby houses.
But the SDCC Security C o m m i t t e e members unanimously endorsed this pedestrian-lighting proposal, believing it would increase safety. At its May meeting, the SDCC board also voted to support this project.
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Proposed twelve-foot pedestrian lighting fixture illustration, not built condition.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, Summer 2014.
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