Solar Street Light
Submitted by admin on Sun, 02/25/2007 - 2:08pm.
From the "Presidents Row Neighborhood Association."
After almost 4 years of labor by Lindsey Folsom and Harris Levi, the Presidents Row Neighborhood Association is proud to announce the arrival of the first residential solar street light in the city of Los Angeles. You may visit little Plexus at 613 Victoria Ave. PRNA eagerly awaits the imminent birth of its sibling on Coeur d'Alene Ave.
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LA Times Article
The LA Times did an article about this street light, you can find it here:
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-localgovtqa2apr02,1,3896885,full...
Finally, Venice gets its solar streetlight
By Steve Hymon, Times Staff Writer
April 2, 2007
About four years ago, members of the Presidents Row Neighborhood Assn. of Venice decided they wanted more streetlights.
Like many places in Los Angeles, their neighborhood had never been fully rigged for lights. That was annoying on several fronts, particularly to those who walked their dogs at night or grew weary of waiting for lost pizza deliverers.
Residents also wanted to be progressive and asked that the streetlights be solar-powered, and, back in 2005, then-Councilwoman Cindy Miscikowski agreed to help fund a test program with one