EWU project won't light up the night sky

New lights will brighten campus streets, reduce costs, increase safety

By JOHN McCALLUM

Editor

Drivers, walkers and other users of the streets around Eastern Washington University may soon notice their paths are a lot brighter.

The university is in the process of upgrading much of the street lighting around campus; a $725,000 project designed to increase safety, as well as energy and maintenance efficiency while bringing the university into compliance with national glare and night sky light pollution reduction standards, known as “dark sky compliance.”

When everything is done and the lights co...

 

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