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St. Paul, MN, Macalester-Groveland Community Plan
Adopted August 2016This subarea plan details a comprehensive strategy to guide development and public investments in a pre-war neighborhood near a college campus. -
Amarillo, TX, The North Heights Neighborhood Plan
Adopted January 2017This subarea plan details a comprehensive strategy to guide development and public investments in pre-war neighborhood. -
Oshkosh, WI, River East Neighborhood Plan
Adopted October 2017This subarea plan details a comprehensive strategy to guide development and public investments in a neighborhood in transition. -
Provo, UT, Franklin Neighborhood Plan
Adopted March 2016This subarea plan details a comprehensive strategy to guide development and public investments in a neighborhood in transition. -
RMLUI Legal Corner: Opening Up the Universe with Dark Skies Regulations
The Western Planner, April/May 2015by: Elizabeth Garvin, AICPThis article summarizes approaches to developing dark sky ordinances. -
Tulsa, OK, Unity Heritage Neighborhoods Plan
Adopted November 2016This subarea plan is details a comprehensive strategy to guide development and public investments in a collection of physically and demographically diverse neighborhoods. -
Portland, ME, India Street Sustainable Neighborhood Plan
Adopted November 2015This subarea plan details a comprehensive strategy to guide development and public investments in a pre-war neighborhood in transition. -
Topeka, KS, North Topeka West Neighborhood Plan
Adopted February 2016This subarea plan details a comprehensive strategy to guide development and public investments in a mixed residential, industrial, and commercial neighborhood. -
Topeka, KS, Tennessee Town Neighborhood Plan
Adopted December 2017This subarea plan details a comprehensive strategy to guide development and public investments in a pre-war neighborhood in transition. -
Missing the Dark: Health Effects of Light Pollution
Environmental Health Perspectives 117(1): A20–A27, January 2009by: Ron ChepesiukThis article describes the negative biological and health impacts of light pollution on humans and wildlife. -
Greenville, SC, Greenville West Side Comprehensive Plan
Adopted February 2014This subarea plan details a comprehensive strategy to guide development and public investments in a collection of three, physically and demographically diverse neighborhoods. -
Fairfax County, VA, 2016 Annual Report on the Environment
2016A chapter in this 2016 report details the main issues and problems of noise, light pollution, and visual blight. -
DOE Municipal Solid-State Street Lighting Consortium
2017This federal website offers a variety of resources to help municipalities evaluate LED street lighting products. -
Light Pollution in the United States: An Overview of the Inadequacies of the Common Law and State and Local Regulation
New England Law Review 36(4): 985-1039, 2002by: Katherine PloetzThis article explores the legal aspects of regulating light pollution. -
The Switch to Outdoor LED Lighting Has Completely Backfired
Gizmodo, November 22, 2017by: George DvorskyThis blog post shows that the conversion of outdoor lighting to LED technology has resulted in increased levels of artificial lighting. -
Controlling Light Pollution: Choose the Winning Approach
New Jersey Municipalities, January 2008by: John BatinseyThis short article describes the efforts of Eatontown, New Jersey, in regulating outdoor lighting to control light pollution. -
Conservation Tools: Lighting Ordinance
2017This guide describes the problems of uncontrolled lighting and offers resources for developing lighting ordinances. -
Light Pollution
Lighting Answers 7(2), March 2003, revised February 2007This article discusses controls for light pollution, sky glow, light trespass, and glare. -
LED Street Lighting Assessment and Strategies for the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic
January 2015This report describes the benefits of LED street lighting technology. -
Task Force to Study Lighting Efficiency & Light Pollution in Maryland Report
March 2002This report examines inefficient public lighting and light pollution in Maryland and the benefits of alternative improvements. -
Fort Collins, CO, Old Town Neighborhoods Plan
Adopted February 2017This subarea plan details a comprehensive strategy to guide development and public investments in two pre-war neighborhoods. -
Municipal Regulation of Outdoor Lighting
Texas City Attorneys Association Fall Conference in Conjunction with the Texas Municipal League Annual Conference and Exhibition, October 2, 2014by: Alex BojorquezThis article addresses in detail the issues involved in the development of outdoor lighting regulations. -
Anchorage, AK, Mountain View Targeted Neighborhood Plan
Adopted September 2016This subarea details a comprehensive strategy to guide development and public investments in a diverse neighborhood in transition. -
Light Pollution
Updated August 2018This clearinghouse website from the International Dark-Sky Association offers a comprehensive look at the issue of light pollution and its negative effects on the human and biological environments. -
Why Does Outdoor Light Pollution Matter?
Updated 2015This website offers a wealth of information on the key issues related to light pollution. -
States Shut Out Light Pollution
May 23, 2016This website offers a table of state-level light pollution legislation information. -
The Impact of Street Lighting on Crime in New York City Public Housing
October 20, 2017by: Aaron Chalfin, Benjamin Hansen, Lucie ParkerThis report examines the impacts of street lighting on crime rates in New York City. -
Visibility, Environmental, and Astronomical Issues Associated with Blue-Rich White Outdoor Lighting
May 4, 2010This report examines the potential negative environmental impacts of blue-rich solid-state LED “cool white” lighting technologies. -
Report on Outdoor Lighting Standards and the Problem of Light Pollution
2004-2005This report explains the negative impacts of light pollution and the importance of outdoor lighting ordinances. -
Fairfax County, VA, Athletic Field Lighting and Control of Obtrusive Light Pollution
July 2010This white paper discusses the technical issues surrounding issues of glare and light trespass from athletic fields. -
Pennsylvania Outdoor Lighting Council: Municipal
2008; updated 2018This guide offers information on fostering responsible outdoor lighting practices, including three model codes. -
Burlington, VT, Design Review Guide: Outdoor Lighting
1999This guide describes design issues related to outdoor lighting for development projects. -
Cape Cod Commission, MA, Development of Regional Impact Guidance for Exterior Lighting Design
Technical Bulletin 95-001. October 31, 1995; revised February 21, 2002, and June 11, 2009.This guide clarifies outdoor lighting design requirements for Developments of Regional Impact in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. -
Improving Efficiency in Municipal Street and Public Space Lighting
2011This guide presents a step-by-step process to upgrade street and public space lighting to LED technology. -
San Antonio, TX, Dark Sky Policy Evaluation
2017This city website documents the evaluation and update process of a dark sky lighting ordinance. -
Greenbrier County, WV, Comprehensive Plan
n.d.The county’s comprehensive plan addresses outdoor lighting. -
Laramie, WY, Comprehensive Plan
Adopted August 21, 2007The city’s comprehensive plan addresses outdoor lighting. -
Basalt, CO, Municipal Code
Updated May 31, 2018This regulation belongs to the Environmentally Sensitive Areas and Outdoor Lighting collections. -
Black Mountain, NC, Code of Ordinances
Updated February 23, 2018The town’s Environment code within the code of ordinances addresses outdoor lighting. -
Barrington Hills, IL, Village Code
Updated December 19, 2017The village’s zoning regulations include exterior lighting regulations. -
Bonita Springs, FL, Code of Ordinances
Updated March 21, 2018The city’s land development code addresses outdoor lighting. -
Campton Hills, IL, Village Code
Updated October 4, 2017The village code addresses outdoor lighting in the building and development title. -
Chanhassen, MN, Code of Ordinances
Updated April 27, 2018The city’s Nuisance chapter in its code of ordinances addresses nuisance light on residential properties. -
Buckeye, AZ, Code of Ordinances
Updated August 28, 2018The city’s development code addresses exterior lighting. -
Citrus Heights, CA, Code of Ordinances
Updated July 30, 2018This regulations belongs to the Design Review and Outdoor Lighting collections. -
Dripping Springs, TX, Code of Ordinances
Updated May 8, 2018The city’s building regulations address outdoor lighting. -
East Hampton, NY, Village Code
Updated May 18, 2018The village’s code includes a chapter on outdoor lighting. -
Elkhorn, WI, Code of Ordinances
Updated August 14, 2018The city’s zoning ordinance addresses outdoor lighting standards in its section on performance standards. -
Glenview, IL, Code of Ordinances
Updated June 5, 2018This regulation belongs to the Downtown Revitalization and Outdoor Lighting collections.