My town recently replaced the dull, orange-ish street lights in my neighborhood with very bright, white LEDs.
The street is now very well-lit, but I share the author's concerns and experience with this kind of light creating an environment that's not conducive to sleep, or to unwinding in general. When I look at the new street lights I feel like they were taken out of a hospital operating room.
Another thing I noticed when the new lights first went in was that the birds started chirping at all hours of the night. I don't know if they were always doing that and I only noticed after the new street lights were installed, but it makes sense that the light would have a similar impact on animals as it does on humans.
I wonder if anyone else noticed this when the lights in their neighborhood were upgraded to these harsh, white LEDs.
The street is now very well-lit, but I share the author's concerns and experience with this kind of light creating an environment that's not conducive to sleep, or to unwinding in general. When I look at the new street lights I feel like they were taken out of a hospital operating room.
Another thing I noticed when the new lights first went in was that the birds started chirping at all hours of the night. I don't know if they were always doing that and I only noticed after the new street lights were installed, but it makes sense that the light would have a similar impact on animals as it does on humans.
I wonder if anyone else noticed this when the lights in their neighborhood were upgraded to these harsh, white LEDs.