Light_Urban_Planning

Bad Use of Lighting in Urban Planning

Caracas, Dark City.

Those who pass at night along Boyacá avenue (Cota Mil) and Francisco Fajardo highway (two of the main streets of the city) should develop out of patience, for the heavy traffic, the skill, for the failures in the asphalt and night vision, for the low light. Lighting is poor in complete sections of the corridors, leaving drivers defenseless against any eventuality.

 On the avenue there are 90 damaged lights from west to east among the incorporation in Baralt Avenue and exit at Terrazas del Avila. While in the opposite direction, 95 points are dark, for a total of 185 lampposts without light.

Moreover, the Venezuelan population in general, has been suffering the consequences caused by the lack of management in Corpoelec (the main company that supplies electric energy to the nation). The constant power outages (day and night) have made Caracas a dark city, and the country completely, because not only occur in the capital.

The problem with electricity in the streets is not restricted to damaged lampposts, it also includes failures and fluctuations in supply of energy, that damage the traffic lights.

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