Street lighting can contribute significantly to the visual environment of a historic downtown. Lighting technologiesused in modern street lighting systems are very different from those used in street lighting a century ago. Thepresent paper compares the lamps, luminaires and design approaches used for street lighting when it was firstintroduced to those of the present day. Also provided are some preliminary considerations for the selection oflighting equipment to optimize the benefits of historic streetscape lighting in terms of safety, context sensitivity andhistoric compatibility, against the costs of street lighting in terms of equipment, energy, maintenance and lightpollution concerns. Carefully designed street lighting can be an important component of maintaining historiccharacter as well as contributing to safety in historic downtowns.
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