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Public commenter urges city to reduce high‑glare LED lighting that endangers pedestrians
Summary
Debbie Moran told the Safety Committee that older, grandfathered lighting produces dangerous glare for people crossing streets, urged corrective action and provided an emailed PowerPoint documenting accidents and before/after examples.
Debbie Moran submitted written public comments during the Safety Committee meeting, urging the city to address high‑glare LED lighting that she said interferes with pedestrian visibility and sleep. Moran said newer lighting installations produce lower glare and better visibility, but grandfathered older fixtures continue to cause problems at crossings.
Moran told the committee she had cataloged “high profile fatal accidents” in a PowerPoint sent to committee email and asked the council to remove grandfathering for badly aimed fixtures or require immediate downward re‑aiming or deactivation where lighting is redundant. She cited a specific example — a small bar on Silla Link in North Brazewood — and said police officers sometimes lack awareness of LED glare harms.
The committee accepted the comment and noted the topic would be better handled by committees overseeing public works, while remaining open to coordination on the issue.
