The Infrastructure Committee is currently working on selecting a pedestrian streetlight to use on residential blocks in the neighborhood. The chosen light will first be installed on Taylor Avenue between Lindell Boulevard and Forest Park Avenue. Eventually, the light will be installed along other residential streets in the area, starting with streets that lack pedestrian lights.
To help choose the best lighting fixture for the area, CWEMD hired Randy Burkett Lighting Associates to conduct a lighting study. The study reported existing lighting conditions and recommended lighting goals for the neighborhood's residential and commercial streets.
Click here to read the lighting study.
The CWEMD Infrastructure Committee adopted the following lighting goals for the CWE and Midtown neighborhoods:
The Infrastructure Committee, following the approved lighting goals, chose five light fixtures. Those fixtures were shown and discussed at a public meeting in September 2007, and the choices were narrowed to two fixtures. The committee will make its final choice before the end of the year. The lights are expected to be installed along Taylor Avenue by Spring 2008.
Click here to see the Taylor Avenue lighting summary.
The Taylor Avenue Lighting Project is funded by:
St. Louis Community Development Administration
Washington University Medical Center
Central West End South Special Business District
17th Ward Infrastructure funds
Lighting Fixture Finalists
The Infrastructure Committee will choose between the two fixtures below:
