04 Citywide Lighting Plan Presentation — original pdf

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Citywide Lighting Plan Urban Transportation Commission| 4.7.26 Why are we developing a Lighting Plan?  Reduce roadway fatalities and serious injuries Project sponsors  Understand what role lighting can play in reducing crime or improving sense of personal safety  Improve the safety and utility of urban trails and parks  Improve overall nighttime quality of life and Funding urban character  Protect sensitive species and reduce light pollution publicinput.com/lightingplan 2 Ongoing interdepartmental collaboration  West Campus Lighting Project  Mobility Bonds and Federal Grants  Slaughter Lane  Howard Lane  Bluff Springs Road  McNeil Drive  Pearce Lane  13 high crash intersections  Parks and Recreation  e.g. park trail / trailhead lighting  APD lighting priorities  Great Streets Plan update West Campus Lighting Project publicinput.com/lightingplan 3 Scope of work  Community engagement  Existing conditions analysis  Organizational and peer city review  New and updated lighting design guidelines  Policy recommendations  Prioritization framework for new lighting  Implementation plan and funding scenarios Scope includes Street and pedestrian lighting in the public right of way Trail lighting Park lighting Scope does not include Privately owned or facade lighting publicinput.com/lightingplan 4 Community and stakeholder engagement  Technical Advisory Committee  Community Advisory Committee  DarkSky Texas, Downtown Austin Alliance, AISD, The Trail Conservancy, Bat Conservation International, SafeHorns, Safe Streets Austin, and many more  Night Walk and Lighting 101 presentation  Two in-person open houses  Project web page  Public survey (362 responses) publicinput.com/lightingplan 5 Night Walk with Advisory Committee members Survey findings n=362  Preference for natural, warm, and unobtrusive lighting  Reduce light pollution / Dark Sky friendly  Promote safety, but not overly bright  Clear processes for requesting new lighting or removing existing lighting  Latent demand for nighttime walking, biking, trail use, and transit use  e.g. 26% of respondents said they would use urban trails more with improved lighting Color Temperature 1000K Candlelight 2000K Tungsten Light 3000K Household Light Bulbs 4000K Natural White 5000K Daylight 6000K Cool White 7000K Overcast 10000K Sky Blue publicinput.com/lightingplan 6 Existing conditions analysis  Lighting asset inventory  65,000+ lighting assets reviewed/collected  NEW: Urban trails and park lighting inventory  Citywide lighting model  This data enables  Lighting gap analyses  Prioritization of new lighting  Quantification of potential energy / cost savings  Assessment of crash and crime trends related to lighting DRAFT – SUBJECT TO CHANGE City Hall publicinput.com/lightingplan 7 Preliminary traffic safety findings Relationship between lighting and nighttime pedestrian crashes (2021-2025) DRAFT Potential lighting gaps on transportation facilities Facility type Level 1 Streets Level 2 Streets Level 3 Streets Level 4 Streets Urban Trails network High Injury Network Share of facility mileage with <0.1 foot-candle of lighting 54% 35% 24% 27% 91% 24% subject to change -- based on modeled lighting levels publicinput.com/lightingplan 8 Current activities  Review existing Austin lighting policies and standards  Peer city review  Develop interdepartmental responsibility matrix  Review lighting character areas  Historic districts  Economic and Cultural Districts  Neighborhood or design overlays  Integration with Great Streets update Example publicinput.com/lightingplan 9 Upcoming work  Recommend updates to Austin lighting codes and design guidelines  Establish lighting warrants to define where and what type of lighting is needed  Develop prioritization framework for new lighting based on safety impact, equity, environmental protection, community input, other factors  Develop implementation plan  Quantify lighting gaps citywide  Develop buildout scenarios  Quantify expected costs and benefits  Identify potential funding mechanisms publicinput.com/lightingplan 10 What to expect Fall 2026  Present draft recommendations to Boards, Commissions and Council Committees  Incorporate feedback into final plan document Late 2026  Potential Council adoption of Citywide Lighting Plan Beyond 2026  Implementation of Lighting Plan recommendations based on available funding publicinput.com/lightingplan 11 Questions? joel.meyer@austintexas.gov publicinput.com/lightingplan