01-13-2016, 11:11 PM
(01-13-2016, 09:44 PM)ijmorlan Wrote:(01-13-2016, 07:48 PM)Smore Wrote: I thought the Spur line was lit now, but when I drove by tonight only the portion that I passed between Weber and Breithaupt was lit while Weber to Roger was dark...
It was, but a night or two ago I noticed the lights were out again. I’m not sure what I think. The lighting is extremely bright, to the extent that one cannot see the light from the train (from my vantage point across the street). It seems like overkill. On the other hand, I can see the value of having the path lit for people using it. I think I would prefer to see “pedestrian scale” lighting that really only lights the area close to the ground, and to an extent that it still feels like night time. But right now there is again no lighting.
From a personal safety point of view I would rather see the lighting as it is being set up, light that pushes back the boundary edge of the trail so there are no unexpected places where persons with some what "nefarious" character could linger. If you want people to use the trails you can't be fighting a local unnamed newspaper that will claim person attacks and safety were never fully considered.