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* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 2014 PSATS ANNUAL CONFERENCE PROTECTING YOUR TOWNSHIP FROM UNDESIRABLE OUTDOOR LIGHTING Presented by: Barry Johnson and Stan Stubbe The Pennsylvania Outdoor Lighting Council PA Chapter of the International Dark-Sky Association * Topics AN ORIENTATION IMPORTANCE OF GOOD LIGHTING CREATING, ENACTING AND ENFORCING AN EFFECTIVE LIGHTING ORDINANCE * Good Lighting – An Orientation Outdoor Lighting Trends Good Lighting Defined A Brief Case Study Lighting TrendsLight pollution and billions of dollars of wasted energy * Lighting Trends Pittsburgh York You are here! * Lighting Trends LA Basin 103 Years Ago * Lighting Trends LA Basin 100 YEARS LATER * Lighting TrendsTypical Suburban Sky GlowKing of Prussia, Once Farmland The World at Night * The US in 2025? * WHAT IS GOOD LIGHTING? Good lighting starts with: Using the right amount of light Placing the light only where needed and wanted Shielding the light source (bulb) from peoples’ view Shutting lights off when not needed * WHAT IS GOOD LIGHTING? The right amount of light: Not too much or not too little for the seeing task Legally defendable * WHAT IS GOOD LIGHTING? Good lighting means placing the light only where it is needed or is wanted, to prevent light trespass and sky glow. Courtesy RAB Lighting Courtesy RAB Lighting * Sky glow blocks seeing stars Natural light from the stars Light pollution from below FLOODLIGHTS POSTTOPS PARKING LOTS HOME LIGHTING SKY GLOW AIR POLLUTION AND MOISTURE PARTICLES * WHAT IS GOOD LIGHTING? Good lighting aims and shields the source to prevent “glare.” “Glare is light that causes annoyance, discomfort or loss in visibility * WHAT IS GOOD LIGHTING? Good lighting shields the light source from view. Shielding blocks light from going where it doesn’t belong and covers the bulb from view. Unshielded Shielded * * FULLY SHIELDED UNSHIELDED STREET LIGHTS * PERIOD LIGHTING SHIELDED UNSHIELDED ACORNS * PERIOD LIGHTING Unshielded