Dim view (From York Press)
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Dim view
9:00am Saturday 24th November 2012 in Letters By Reader's letter
IN THE interests of safety, anyone tempted to visit Lendal Bridge to admire the solitary illuminated seahorse and five flashing lights would be well advised to arm themselves with a torch.
The temporary light which was at the top of the steps leading from Esplanade to Lendal Bridge has now expired, leaving a treacherous descent. In August I was told that the ornate light which used to be there was “being refurbished as part of the Reinvigorate York programme and would take six to eight weeks”. Despite two reminders and no replies it is still missing.
In addition, there are unlit lights on Lendal Bridge and in Museum Street which have not been working for several months, and now unlit lamps outside the station. Perhaps the money which the council has found for the lights in Stonegate would have been better used in first getting the lights working elsewhere in the city.
Mrs S Galloway, Stirrup Close, York.
Comments(5)
Oaklands Resident
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10:10am Sat 24 Nov 12
When the Council started to replace lampposts it described the project as the “biggest change to street lighting since Victorian times”.
No one explained then that the plan was to return to pre Victorian standards of illumination.
Even where the work has been completed there are pools of light interspaced with areas of darkness. It is bad on Gale Lane and even worse on Front Street. Both are busy streets.
Something has gone seriously wrong with this project.
YSTClinguist
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11:38am Sat 24 Nov 12
pedalling paul
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3:28pm Sat 24 Nov 12
Magicman!
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4:36am Mon 26 Nov 12
I have been down Gale Lane and Front Street in the dark and found nothing wrong with the lighting. The white light along Gale Lane is a nice improvement to the orange light previously, and allows road markings and colours to stand out more clearly. Perhaps if somebody cannot see the road properly now, the issue might not be with the lighting but with the person.
Buzz Light-year says...
9:27am Sat 24 Nov 12