http://www.metafilter.com/tags/streetlamp Posts tagged with 'streetlamp' at MetaFilter. Fri, 25 May 2012 11:54:55 -0800 Fri, 25 May 2012 11:54:55 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/116311/American%2Dlights%2Dgo%2Dout <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-05-24/half-of-detroit-s-streetlights-may-go-out-as-city-shrinks.html">American cities going dark.</a> Detroit is the poster child, 40 percent of the 88,000 streetlights are already broken, but under a new plan half the city is going permanently dark in an effort to get citizens to move. “You have to identify those neighborhoods where you want to concentrate your population,” said Chris Brown, Detroit’s chief operating officer. “We’re not going to light distressed areas". Other U.S. cities have gone partially dark to save money, among them Colorado Springs; Santa Rosa, California; and Rockford, Illinois. Bonus: <a href="http://www.photojpl.com/michigan-central-station-abandoned-restaurant/-/wjAkGDBHUW/">360-degree photo tour of abandoned rail station in Detroit.</a> tag:metafilter.com,2012:site.116311 Fri, 25 May 2012 11:54:55 -0800 cities decline detroit streetlamp stbalbach