Cones for street lamps
Tl;dr: Add a reflective "cone" to each street lamp.
Reasons
- Reduce light pollution, such as
- Light that shines into people's windows at night
- Light that awkwardly goes into your eyes and makes it harder to see when walking at night. TODO: add a picture example to demonstrate
- Increase the efficiency of street lamps
- Streets are lit better, because light that would otherwise go sideways is instead reflected downward to where it needs to go.
Investment required
Relatively little compared to replacing street lamps. A simple metal cone will do.
- Should the "cone" really be cone-shaped, or is parabolic better? In either case, need to suggest more details about the shape (i.e. maybe a 120-degree cone?).
- Would simple steel or aluminum be reflective enough, or is some silver needed (and if so, how much)?
- Retrofit details: For each of the most common street lamp models, what would be the best way to attach the cone?[new page needed]
- Cost per capita - quick estimates
(...)( could be based on a particular city's population density and streetlight density )
New wikipages could be made for details of specific implementations.
Considerations
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