Marion County's nightscape demonstrates the importance of properly constructed ordinances and planning staff oversight. Absent voluntary good lighting practice, missing, incomplete, or unenforced regulations leave prospects for efficient, restrained lighting up to law enforcement officers better at fighting crime. Several Indiana newspapers have given light pollution front page status. It's a topic of growing interest for planners, lighting engineers, utilities, safety advocates, environmentalist, and people who recognize too much of a good thing when they see it. An opportunity awaits communities to reduce costs, enhance safety, improve quality of life, and reduce air pollution.
Few problems have such winning solutions.
It makes no sense to ignore that opportunity. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.