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Started 1 year ago by CalebR
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dru
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Rockmastermike wrote >>

th0m wrote >> I think we could argue that we need to do better as a city of pointing our lighting AT THE GROUND, or at least on the things we want to light.
Then we can see the stars in the sky again maybe when it is clear out at night!

+1
I can just about guarantee you that the next building that moves to shine light up into the sky will be met with stiff opposition. You might have noticed some buildings (like AEP) that used to be lit, no longer are...

that could be that the AEP "SkyBand" was, depending on who you listen to:
a. faulty and subject to a lawsuit
b. the furthest north one had been installed and not suitable for cold weather
c. both

Posted 1 year ago #
johnwirtz
Evanston, IL
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I thought this thread was going to be about getting people downtown to be more relaxed (i.e., lightened up).

Posted 1 year ago #
Andrew Hall
Dennison Place (The Circles)
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johnwirtz wrote >>
I thought this thread was going to be about getting people downtown to be more relaxed (i.e., lightened up).

I had hoped it was about there finally being a serious civic push to have Tesla coils installed at every corner. <Le sigh.>

A.

Posted 1 year ago #
CalebR
Lincoln Village
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cr0m wrote >>

CalebR wrote >>

cr0m wrote >>

CalebR wrote >>
Actually I've heard alot of people want to see the downtown buildings lighted at night.

Caleb, you have God's light to guide you.

Thats very very true. But why would god make light if we wont use it?

Does this hold true for drugs as well? Will that hold up in court?

I highly dought our government would go by the bible. After all were not " a christian nation " as our president would say.

Posted 1 year ago #
Talcott
Clintonville
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Andrew Hall wrote >>

johnwirtz wrote >>
I thought this thread was going to be about getting people downtown to be more relaxed (i.e., lightened up).

I had hoped it was about there finally being a serious civic push to have Tesla coils installed at every corner. <Le sigh.>
A.

I'll be part of this push!

Though I fear it would be against the current, as we are firmly in Edison territory.

Posted 1 year ago #
tudor1610
Columbus
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Ur right CalebR... We're not a Christian nation. We're a nation built on freedom of religion (regardless of faith). I say light it up downtown a lil more. also, some of the billboards can use lighting during the night as well.

Posted 1 year ago #
joshlapp
SoHud
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I think anyone else who has been to Times Square or Vegas can attest to the fact that brighter isn't better. Let's make downtown nice for the people living there not the people driving down the freeway!

Posted 1 year ago #
JAL
Downtown Columbus
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What is the purpose of having tall buildings if you don't show them off at night? With low energy lighting out now available, especially LED lighting, the buildings should be ale to be lit more economically and be able to create much smarter and creative lighting. Maybe use solar power so the lighting can be self replenishing and this could help cut down on cost and be green in the process. Same type of lighting could be used on the bridges, fountains, and other things downtown. If you don't want lights, then move out to the country. With all the street lighting & parking lot lighting- downtown is always going to be brightly lit (just look at high street at night) Why not make the buildings more appealing. PS- if you want darkness- just walk down Broad St between #rd & High (across from the Statehouse)- Everytime I walk that strip I feel like I am going to be mugged.

Posted 1 year ago #
GBKS
Grandview
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What is the purpose of having tall buildings if you don't show them off at night?

Exactly. When banks plan super tall office buildings, their main reasoning is to give the local population a nice, lit-up block of concrete to admire from their houses in the suburbs.

This thread cracks me up.

Posted 1 year ago #
Analogue Kid
5th by West-Northwest
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I'd much rather see the Milky Way than a bright piece of concrete.

Posted 1 year ago #
lifeontwowheels
Highland West
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"Commit to Be Lit" takes on a whole new meaning.

Posted 1 year ago #
cyclist II
Short North & Peach District
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In the winter when its dark by 5:30, many of the buildings lights are still on, the buildings are still significantly occupied, and it does look pretty cool. But to keep them on would be a terrible waste of resources and money, certainly since half the towers are government or leased by the government for offices it wouldn't be popular politically.

Also the "effects" lighting on Nationwide I, Nationwide III, LeVeque, AEP, and the Franklin County Hall of Justice all turn off at midnight. The Short North Arches turn off at 2am. I don't blame them. I am sure it cost alot to light a a tower several hundred feet tall. I get tired of having to keep replacing batteries on my bike light!

Does anyone remember when the Franklin County tower had those cool blue neon lights on its gables? When did they stop those? They were pretty hip.

Posted 1 year ago #
Walker
The KLD / Downtown
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cyclist II wrote >>
I get tired of having to keep replacing batteries on my bike light!

Invest in rechargables. ;)

Posted 1 year ago #
CalebR
Lincoln Village
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If u tinhk the lights were hip then why not anything else. I'm not talking about keeping them on 24/7 maybe while were commuting in the morning and at night. Downtown looks like just a stack of concrete buildings. ITS UGLY!

Posted 1 year ago #
shmack

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that's what makes it downtown. buildings. many of them.

Posted 1 year ago #
Walker
The KLD / Downtown
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Yeah, but...

Posted 1 year ago #
Talcott
Clintonville
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Walker wrote >>
Yeah, but...

Get an archaeology installed downtown, and I promise to never complain about light pollution again.

Or we could just build a Darco, and lights wouldn't be an issue.

Posted 1 year ago #
lifeontwowheels
Highland West
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CalebR wrote >>
If u tinhk the lights were hip then why not anything else. I'm not talking about keeping them on 24/7 maybe while were commuting in the morning and at night. Downtown looks like just a stack of concrete buildings. ITS UGLY!

Whose money are you spending to keep the lights on?

Posted 1 year ago #
Core_Models
Columbus
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lifeontwowheels wrote >>

CalebR wrote >>
If u tinhk the lights were hip then why not anything else. I'm not talking about keeping them on 24/7 maybe while were commuting in the morning and at night. Downtown looks like just a stack of concrete buildings. ITS UGLY!

Whose money are you spending to keep the lights on?

Clearly its more of their money that gets spent so frequently on these ideas.

Posted 1 year ago #
JRemy
Columbus, OH
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I have thought about this myself as well. I always thought it would be cool to light up buildings at night. Then I thought, well, wouldn't it just be overkill if all the major towers downtown were lit up? Also, for some of these buildings, there is just no way to light them up to make them look good at night.

Posted 3 months ago #