I agree. I used to see stars and miss the night sky.

Thanks for contacting us. I will get this to the person that handles these issues.

I agree! The lights are so bright and so wide that they shine into houses. We needed to install blackout shades on all windows on the front of our house.

I live close to the corner of Alder Lane and Birchcliff. From our front step we have 4 lamp post in close view. We can then see a min of 4 more from Birchcliff to Linden. I agree there seems to be an abundance of street lights surrounding us.

OLD ISSUE

Closed, but not addressed? May we have smaller street lights that shield the sky (and our windows) or less? We are brighter than most other areas of the city and have less the need.

I will pass this on to our Engineering Dept. I'm not sure what can be done but If you would like to call to discuss it we would be happen to investigate. My number is 865-7463. We can discuss it in more detail which will give me a better idea of which engineer to direct the issue to.
Thank you

There are many things that can be done. The issue of bright led street lights disturbing and negatively effecting human health is a major issue causing controversy all over America and Europe right now.
Many cities are learning how to better mitigate the damage of LED street lights and improving them.

Unfortunately, the implementation of supposedly sustainable, energy-efficient LED technology for climate change mitigation can have very unsustainable, ecologically unfriendly side effects on flora, fauna and humans, and ultimately on biodiversity.

Luckily, there are very easy steps that can be taken to reduce the harmful impact. I encourage any interested party and/or key stakeholder to explore some of them.
https://www.darksky.org/our-work/lighting/lighting-for-citizens/led-guide/
https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/11/21/6160/htm

How about a simple solution of turning off streetlights that are in close proximity? We have two nearby that are within 15 feet of each other. Or install vertical shades (like horse blinders) to keep the light from shining into houses?

I don't feel the need to keep our street lighting this bright. I've known other neighborhoods that were able to turn some of the lights off. When the bulbs die, perhaps don't replace them unless they are needed. Thanks for considering.

Hello Jkc,
To address your question of LED's, please know that in the Birchcliff Neighborhood there are only 9 LED lights in all and they are on Linden Terrace. All of the other lights are 100W High Pressure Sodium and Metal Halide.
MikTheFish: We do not turn off street lights at random. We are required to light the streets of Burlington to adhere to strict IES (Illuminating Engineering Standards). Currently the Birchcliff area meets those standards. If we conduct a new study, it would most likely result in changing all of the lights out to LED's which I think would make things worse.
Gigi: We do not turn off street lights randomly. That is not allowed and if we did allow it, we would be open ourselves to huge lawsuits if an accident occurred. The neighborhood you were referring to must not be in Burlington.
Our Street Lighting Engineer has all of your comments and is putting together some very important information for you all. I will post it here as soon as he has completed it.
Thank you all and stay safe!

Hello folks,
Our engineering Dept. is working on your concerns with regard to your lighting in the Birchcliff neighborhood. In the meantime our Street Lighting Engineer has put together answers to all of your questions. It is too long to put here so if you would like to receive this information, please send your email address to me at cchamberlain@burlingtonelectric.com and I'll be happy to send the document to you.
Thank you for your patience.
Cathy