Lighting workshop

In February 2024, Albany completed a Citywide Streetlighting Evaluation to better understand and plan for upgrades to the City's lighting infrastructure, which includes approximately 900 streetlights. Capital Improvement (CIP) Project No. 25008 was established to invest funds into analyzing existing lighting distribution, developing target guidelines for City streetlighting goals and objectives based on industry standards, identifying potential projects, and proposing cost scenarios for both capital improvements and programmatic maintenance requirements. 

The Transportation Commission was the primary advisory body and served as a venue for public input of the draft evaluation. In addition, a website was created to gather public input and a public workshop was hosted in September 2023. The draft evaluation was presented to the City Council in February 2024, where Council accepted the streetlighting guidelines and near-term recommendations.

STREETLIGHTING WORKSHOP 

The City and Clanton & Associates held a Streetlighting Workshop on September 19th, 2023. This workshop engaged residents and staff in a collaborative discussion; educated the public on nighttime vision, lighting metrics, and terminology; and took participants on a tour of representative sights to demonstrate different lighting features and considerations. A recording of the presentation portion is available below.

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The project is funded by ACTC Measure B DLD funding.