Beware of Darkness

[G M <herecomestheflood@yahoo.com>]

To clarify, I am certainly not a proponent of
over-lighting: East City Park, local neighborhoods,
the UI Campus, Moscow or the planet.

Those who know me are aware of my own personal disdain
for unnecessary lights.  I too love to look up into a
starlit sky.  

And I didn't say I felt unsafe or threatened while
walking through the park (although I can see how
someone might).  I simply noticed that it was
difficult to stay on the path on what was a very dark
evening.

My suggestion is to add "tasteful" (meaning subdued)
lighting along the East City path.  Ground-level
lighting might do the trick.

I frequently observe other locations, especially near
or on the UI campus, where lighting could be improved
for safety's sake.

I actually believe we would be much better off with
less artificial light.  When it comes to lighting, we
need a more intelligent, illuminating approach.

But surely no one is suggesting that, because
currently so many areas are needlessly overlit, there
should be a community-wide moratorium on adding
additional, well-designed lighting where it is in fact
needed.

However, if there is consensus that we all return to a
simpler way of lighting our lives, I'm ready.  I have
plenty of candles, a couple oil lamps and years of
experience living in the woods without much of
anything to light my paths except the stars in the
sky.

Greg Meyer

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