If you don’t want to see lights, don’t live in the city. Richmond is beautiful.
anonymous on said:
We used to be able to see the stars from that view.
Who’s using those lights at night?
scott on said:
beautiful picture, but yeah, lighting up nothing is a bit stupid
Jennifer C. on said:
Gonna go with anonymous: stars would be prettier. When I was a kid, sometimes we could see the Milky Way. My kids won’t.
Denny R. on said:
I bet there are some productive employees earning an honest wage in those office buildings. And we definitely need lights on the Lee Bridge for safety; there are some sketchy characters on that bridge at night.
Scott Burger on said:
So whole buildings need to be lit up at night? That’s ridiculous. You can have productivity and safety while still making lighting more efficient and less polluting.
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I really wish some of these corporations would cut their lights at night
I would love to see a map of Richmond like this:
http://gizmodo.com/5882542/new-york-citys-energy-consumption-mapped-out-building+by+building
If you don’t want to see lights, don’t live in the city. Richmond is beautiful.
We used to be able to see the stars from that view.
Who’s using those lights at night?
beautiful picture, but yeah, lighting up nothing is a bit stupid
Gonna go with anonymous: stars would be prettier. When I was a kid, sometimes we could see the Milky Way. My kids won’t.
I bet there are some productive employees earning an honest wage in those office buildings. And we definitely need lights on the Lee Bridge for safety; there are some sketchy characters on that bridge at night.
So whole buildings need to be lit up at night? That’s ridiculous. You can have productivity and safety while still making lighting more efficient and less polluting.
http://urbanomnibus.net/2011/08/the-city-dark/
http://www.darksky.org/