Streetlight LED Conversion

[notmyfriends]

That part in the quotes is very anecdotal and you can find many articles suggesting the opposite is happening in places wrt light pollution. Again this just says proper and thorough research before implementation is required.

I actually researched this a while back. Light pollution goes down substantially with LED lighting. There are two reasons: (1) LED light is more focused and (2) the lamps can be placed lower down, this leads to higher level of lights at ground level with reduced leak upwards.

This can be true, if you do it right. The opposite has been seen in some places.  The experience of the residents of Davis California should factor into what is implemented elsewhere.   To #2, surely they won't be replacing all the lamp posts in the city with lower ones.  There is a lot of information out there (including a statement from the AMA which I presume to be some kind of expert on medical issues, more so than me), and studies that have looked into glare and other consequences of poor installation. All I'm saying is I hope they are doing appropriate research to implement it correctly.  I don't think that's an unreasonable ask for something that will impact almost every outdoor space in the Region.